Canada vs Lesotho: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
0.7215 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.702 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
46th
Lesotho rank
47th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Lesotho
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.7215 tonnes per person against 0.702 tonnes per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0195 tonnes per person.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 47th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.68 tonnes per person | 0.6848 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.7528 tonnes per person | 0.2822 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Lesotho?
- Canada, at 0.7215 tonnes per person against 0.702 tonnes per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Lesotho?
- 0.0195 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Lesotho rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 47th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.