Lesotho vs Solomon Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Lesotho
233.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Solomon Islands
215.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho rank
130th
Solomon Islands rank
133rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Lesotho
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 233.61 million tonnes against 215.49 million tonnes in Solomon Islands, a difference of 18.12 million tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

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

Lesotho ranks 130th and Solomon Islands ranks 133rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1850s 650,624 tonnes 1.18 million tonnes 532,823 tonnes Solomon Islands
1860s 2.16 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes 277 tonnes Lesotho
1870s 4.12 million tonnes 2.63 million tonnes 1.49 million tonnes Lesotho
1880s 6.48 million tonnes 3.06 million tonnes 3.42 million tonnes Lesotho
1890s 9.01 million tonnes 3.72 million tonnes 5.29 million tonnes Lesotho
1900s 12.38 million tonnes 4.27 million tonnes 8.12 million tonnes Lesotho
1910s 17.10 million tonnes 5.38 million tonnes 11.73 million tonnes Lesotho
1920s 23.36 million tonnes 7.86 million tonnes 15.50 million tonnes Lesotho
1930s 35.67 million tonnes 11.54 million tonnes 24.14 million tonnes Lesotho
1940s 52.57 million tonnes 15.08 million tonnes 37.49 million tonnes Lesotho
1950s 64.02 million tonnes 23.22 million tonnes 40.80 million tonnes Lesotho
1960s 76.87 million tonnes 35.90 million tonnes 40.97 million tonnes Lesotho
1970s 92.10 million tonnes 41.51 million tonnes 50.59 million tonnes Lesotho
1980s 102.71 million tonnes 54.42 million tonnes 48.29 million tonnes Lesotho
1990s 117.31 million tonnes 71.03 million tonnes 46.27 million tonnes Lesotho
2000s 139.45 million tonnes 98.40 million tonnes 41.05 million tonnes Lesotho
2010s 170.44 million tonnes 156.97 million tonnes 13.47 million tonnes Lesotho
2020s 219.71 million tonnes 204.86 million tonnes 14.85 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, Lesotho or Solomon Islands?
Lesotho, at 233.61 million tonnes against 215.49 million tonnes in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Lesotho and Solomon Islands?
18.12 million tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Solomon Islands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Solomon Islands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Lesotho ranks 130th and Solomon Islands ranks 133rd 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.