Lesotho vs Maldives: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Lesotho

2.57 million tonnes

in 2024

Maldives

2.31 million tonnes

in 2024

Lesotho rank

152nd

Maldives rank

154th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

Lesotho currently reports 2.57 million tonnes against 2.31 million tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 265,560 tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 154th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.