Honduras vs Lesotho: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Honduras
1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Honduras rank
136th
Lesotho rank
139th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Honduras
- Lesotho
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 10 and Lesotho in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1860s | 0.3054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1870s | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1880s | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1890s | 0.3183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1900s | 0.3127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.3322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1960s | 0.6747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1970s | 0.8722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1980s | 0.8373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
| 1990s | 0.9736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Honduras or Lesotho?
- Honduras, at 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Honduras and Lesotho?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Lesotho rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Honduras ranks 136th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.