Lesotho vs Senegal: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Lesotho
0.3982 tonnes per person
in 2024
Senegal
0.4797 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
167th
Senegal rank
164th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Lesotho
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.4797 tonnes per person against 0.3982 tonnes per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0815 tonnes per person.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 167th and Senegal ranks 164th of 213 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1827 tonnes per person | 0.3359 tonnes per person | 0.1532 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.2093 tonnes per person | 0.314 tonnes per person | 0.1047 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2926 tonnes per person | 0.4177 tonnes per person | 0.1251 tonnes per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.3577 tonnes per person | 0.4579 tonnes per person | 0.1002 tonnes per person | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Lesotho or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.4797 tonnes per person against 0.3982 tonnes per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Lesotho and Senegal?
- 0.0815 tonnes per person, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Lesotho ranks 167th and Senegal ranks 164th of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.