Lesotho vs Syria: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Lesotho
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
139th
Syria rank
140th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 139th and Syria ranks 140th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.2386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Lesotho or Syria?
- Lesotho, at 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Lesotho and Syria?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 139th and Syria ranks 140th 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.