Austria vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Austria
248.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
233.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Austria rank
129th
Lesotho rank
130th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Austria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Austria currently reports 248.21 million tonnes against 233.61 million tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 14.60 million tonnes.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 197 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 20.58 million tonnes | 650,624 tonnes | 19.93 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1860s | 61.14 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 58.98 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1870s | 109.79 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 105.67 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1880s | 162.69 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 156.21 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1890s | 220.25 million tonnes | 9.01 million tonnes | 211.24 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1900s | 288.41 million tonnes | 12.38 million tonnes | 276.03 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1910s | 342.60 million tonnes | 17.10 million tonnes | 325.50 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1920s | 355.79 million tonnes | 23.36 million tonnes | 332.44 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1930s | 358.67 million tonnes | 35.67 million tonnes | 323.00 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1940s | 355.04 million tonnes | 52.57 million tonnes | 302.47 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1950s | 349.31 million tonnes | 64.02 million tonnes | 285.29 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1960s | 336.37 million tonnes | 76.87 million tonnes | 259.50 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1970s | 310.91 million tonnes | 92.10 million tonnes | 218.80 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1980s | 285.07 million tonnes | 102.71 million tonnes | 182.36 million tonnes | Austria |
| 1990s | 266.43 million tonnes | 117.31 million tonnes | 149.13 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2000s | 257.23 million tonnes | 139.45 million tonnes | 117.78 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2010s | 253.35 million tonnes | 170.44 million tonnes | 82.90 million tonnes | Austria |
| 2020s | 249.18 million tonnes | 219.71 million tonnes | 29.47 million tonnes | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Austria or Lesotho?
- Austria, at 248.21 million tonnes against 233.61 million tonnes in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Austria and Lesotho?
- 14.60 million tonnes, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Lesotho rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Austria ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.