Iceland vs Lesotho: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Iceland
5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho
6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
161st
Lesotho rank
158th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Iceland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland, a difference of 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 11 and Lesotho in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 771,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 582,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1860s | 564,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 327,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1870s | 440,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1880s | 372,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 384,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 303,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 225,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 637,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 849,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 492,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 689,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1930s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1940s | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 714,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1950s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1960s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 853,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Iceland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Iceland and Lesotho?
- 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Iceland ranks 161st and Lesotho ranks 158th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.