Iceland vs Lesotho: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Iceland
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Lesotho
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Iceland rank
141st
Lesotho rank
140th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Iceland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Iceland, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 15 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 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 agriculture and land use, Iceland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Iceland and Lesotho?
- 0 °C, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Iceland ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 140th of 201 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 agriculture and land use. 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.