India vs Lesotho: Methane emissions, per capita
India
0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
155th
Lesotho rank
158th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- India
- Lesotho
How they compare
India currently reports 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes India'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.
India ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.8436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, India or Lesotho?
- India, at 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between India and Lesotho?
- 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lesotho?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Lesotho rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- India ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.