Lesotho vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Lesotho
72.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Niger
61.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho rank
154th
Niger rank
157th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 72.33 million tonnes against 61.51 million tonnes in Niger, a difference of 10.82 million tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Lesotho ranks 154th and Niger ranks 157th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.