Lesotho vs Moldova: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Lesotho
6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Moldova
6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho rank
158th
Moldova rank
157th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Lesotho
  • Moldova
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M185019372024

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho, a difference of 524,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.

Lesotho ranks 158th and Moldova ranks 157th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Moldova Difference Ahead
1850s 189,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1860s 236,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1870s 316,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1880s 384,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1890s 453,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1900s 637,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1910s 849,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1920s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1930s 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1940s 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1950s 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1960s 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1970s 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1980s 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
1990s 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
2000s 5.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 930,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova
2010s 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lesotho
2020s 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 356,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Lesotho or Moldova?
Moldova, at 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Lesotho and Moldova?
524,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Moldova?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Moldova rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Lesotho ranks 158th and Moldova ranks 157th 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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.