Estonia vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Estonia
216.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
233.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
132nd
Lesotho rank
130th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 233.61 million tonnes against 216.48 million tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 17.13 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 130th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 17 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1850s 77.87 million tonnes 650,624 tonnes 77.22 million tonnes Estonia
1860s 198.00 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes 195.84 million tonnes Estonia
1870s 275.73 million tonnes 4.12 million tonnes 271.61 million tonnes Estonia
1880s 333.39 million tonnes 6.48 million tonnes 326.91 million tonnes Estonia
1890s 377.85 million tonnes 9.01 million tonnes 368.83 million tonnes Estonia
1900s 412.71 million tonnes 12.38 million tonnes 400.33 million tonnes Estonia
1910s 440.35 million tonnes 17.10 million tonnes 423.25 million tonnes Estonia
1920s 462.13 million tonnes 23.36 million tonnes 438.77 million tonnes Estonia
1930s 477.68 million tonnes 35.67 million tonnes 442.01 million tonnes Estonia
1940s 482.50 million tonnes 52.57 million tonnes 429.93 million tonnes Estonia
1950s 469.61 million tonnes 64.02 million tonnes 405.59 million tonnes Estonia
1960s 409.56 million tonnes 76.87 million tonnes 332.69 million tonnes Estonia
1970s 354.80 million tonnes 92.10 million tonnes 262.70 million tonnes Estonia
1980s 324.12 million tonnes 102.71 million tonnes 221.41 million tonnes Estonia
1990s 295.33 million tonnes 117.31 million tonnes 178.02 million tonnes Estonia
2000s 248.89 million tonnes 139.45 million tonnes 109.44 million tonnes Estonia
2010s 225.30 million tonnes 170.44 million tonnes 54.86 million tonnes Estonia
2020s 217.31 million tonnes 219.71 million tonnes 2.40 million tonnes Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Estonia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 233.61 million tonnes against 216.48 million tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Estonia and Lesotho?
17.13 million tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lesotho?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Lesotho rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Estonia ranks 132nd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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