Eritrea vs Lesotho: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Eritrea
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Lesotho
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Eritrea rank
162nd
Lesotho rank
161st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Eritrea, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 161st of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 12 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 0 °C, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 161st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.