Lesotho vs Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Lesotho
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
153rd
Tonga rank
155th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and Tonga ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 11 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1574 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 Tonga?
- Lesotho, at 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and Tonga ranks 155th 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.