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
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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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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.