Lesotho vs Sudan: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Lesotho
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sudan
2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
152nd
Sudan rank
151st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 152nd and Sudan ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1870s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1880s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1890s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1900s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1910s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1920s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1930s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1950s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 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 Lesotho and Sudan?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd and Sudan ranks 151st of 198 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.