Lesotho vs Myanmar: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Lesotho
0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
140th
Myanmar rank
137th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 140th and Myanmar ranks 137th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Lesotho or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Myanmar rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 140th and Myanmar ranks 137th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.