Lesotho vs New Zealand: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate

Lesotho
2.57 % change on previous year
in 2023
New Zealand
2.92 % change on previous year
in 2023
Lesotho rank
31st
New Zealand rank
28th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • New Zealand
-40-2002040196219922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.92 % change on previous year against 2.57 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.35 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

Lesotho ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 232 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 1.53 % change on previous year 4.34 % change on previous year 2.81 % change on previous year New Zealand
1980s 3.5 % change on previous year 6.26 % change on previous year 2.76 % change on previous year New Zealand
1990s -0.8812 % change on previous year 9.33 % change on previous year 10.22 % change on previous year New Zealand
2000s 1.97 % change on previous year -2.89 % change on previous year 4.86 % change on previous year Lesotho
2010s 2.09 % change on previous year 2.8 % change on previous year 0.7094 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s -2.93 % change on previous year -2.14 % change on previous year 0.7915 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), annual growth rate, Lesotho or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2.92 % change on previous year against 2.57 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), annual growth rate between Lesotho and New Zealand?
0.35 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), annual growth rate?
Lesotho ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 14,843 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in IPPU — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.