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