Lesotho vs Mauritania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Lesotho
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
140th
Mauritania rank
142nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 11 and Mauritania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.2386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0784 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, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Lesotho, at 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Lesotho ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 142nd 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.