Eswatini vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Eswatini

23.71 million tonnes

in 2024

Lesotho

17.90 million tonnes

in 2024

Eswatini rank

172nd

Lesotho rank

175th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

Eswatini currently reports 23.71 million tonnes against 17.90 million tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 5.81 million tonnes.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 172nd and Lesotho ranks 175th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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