Lesotho vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.082 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0942 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
32nd
Somalia rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0942 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.082 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 29th of 191 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0181 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3461 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.328 tonnes per US$ of GDP Somalia
2000s 0.0415 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1874 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1459 tonnes per US$ of GDP Somalia
2010s 0.0465 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1729 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1264 tonnes per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.0782 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1052 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.027 tonnes per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0942 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.082 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Somalia?
0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 29th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.