Lesotho vs Mali: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Lesotho
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mali
2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
153rd
Mali rank
150th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and Mali ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 8 and Mali in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1870s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1880s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1890s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Lesotho or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.68 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Lesotho and Mali?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and Mali ranks 150th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.