Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use
Lesotho
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Lesotho rank
140th
Saudi Arabia rank
137th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use over time
- Lesotho
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 °C.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 137th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 17 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saudi Arabia | 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 | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | -0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 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 | Saudi Arabia |
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, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0001 °C in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0001 °C, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Lesotho ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 137th 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.