Lesotho vs North Macedonia: Nitrous oxide emissions

Lesotho
491,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Macedonia
457,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho rank
150th
North Macedonia rank
151st

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 491,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 457,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Macedonia, a difference of 34,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 150th and North Macedonia ranks 151st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and North Macedonia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1850s 34,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1860s 36,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1870s 44,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 58,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1880s 57,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1890s 66,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1900s 77,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 62,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lesotho
1910s 100,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lesotho
1920s 143,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 229,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1930s 158,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 244,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1940s 348,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 357,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1950s 515,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 641,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1960s 504,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 767,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 262,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1970s 603,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 894,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 290,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1980s 667,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 974,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 307,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
1990s 676,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 786,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109,513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents North Macedonia
2000s 741,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 599,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lesotho
2010s 666,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 582,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lesotho
2020s 501,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 501,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 259.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Lesotho or North Macedonia?
Lesotho, at 491,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 457,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Macedonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Lesotho and North Macedonia?
34,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North Macedonia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and North Macedonia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Lesotho ranks 150th and North Macedonia ranks 151st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.