Gambia vs Lesotho: Methane emissions
Gambia
1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho
1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia rank
156th
Lesotho rank
154th
Methane emissions over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gambia, a difference of 114,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 146,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1860s | 148,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1870s | 151,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1880s | 155,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1890s | 159,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1900s | 162,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 176,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 211,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 252,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 306,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 769,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 463,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 379,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 850,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 470,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 484,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 587,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 604,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 639,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 698,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 818,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 711,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 114,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for methane emissions?
- Gambia ranks 156th 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.