Barbados vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Barbados
63.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
72.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
155th
Lesotho rank
154th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 72.33 million tonnes against 63.88 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 8.46 million tonnes.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.24 million tonnes | 8.89 million tonnes | 14.36 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 35.94 million tonnes | 27.42 million tonnes | 8.52 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 51.07 million tonnes | 49.72 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 61.23 million tonnes | 67.14 million tonnes | 5.91 million tonnes | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 72.33 million tonnes against 63.88 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 8.46 million tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Barbados ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.