Eswatini vs Lesotho: Methane emissions
Eswatini
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eswatini rank
157th
Lesotho rank
154th
Methane emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini, a difference of 140,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 157th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 52,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 63,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 77,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 95,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 118,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 147,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 186,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 235,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 303,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 472,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 721,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 850,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 920,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 435,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 140,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for methane emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 157th 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.