Lesotho vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Lesotho
0.702 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.6171 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
47th
Sweden rank
50th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Lesotho
- Sweden
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.702 tonnes per person against 0.6171 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0849 tonnes per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Lesotho ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 50th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6848 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.6007 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.3697 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 0.8809 tonnes per person | 0.0777 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7528 tonnes per person | 0.6339 tonnes per person | 0.1189 tonnes per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Lesotho or Sweden?
- Lesotho, at 0.702 tonnes per person against 0.6171 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Lesotho and Sweden?
- 0.0849 tonnes per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Lesotho ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 50th 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.