Brunei vs Lesotho: Methane emissions
Brunei
1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
151st
Lesotho rank
154th
Methane emissions over time
- Brunei
- Lesotho
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho, a difference of 262,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Brunei ranks 151st and Lesotho ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 8,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 9,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 9,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 10,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 11,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 13,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 411,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 17,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 23,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 745,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 39,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 850,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 61,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 941,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 756,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 986,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Brunei or Lesotho?
- Brunei, at 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Brunei and Lesotho?
- 262,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Lesotho rank globally for methane emissions?
- Brunei ranks 151st and Lesotho ranks 154th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.