Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Cape Verde

1.13 tonnes per person

in 2024

Lesotho

1.1 tonnes per person

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

155th

Lesotho rank

157th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.1 tonnes per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.031 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.