Cambodia vs Lesotho: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cambodia
1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cambodia rank
139th
Lesotho rank
140th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cambodia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 0.3452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.3734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.4175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.4695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0035 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, excluding land use and forestry, Cambodia or Lesotho?
- Cambodia, at 1.48 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cambodia and Lesotho?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Lesotho rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cambodia ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 140th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.