Lesotho vs Syria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Lesotho
1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
140th
Syria rank
141st

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Lesotho
  • Syria
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 140th and Syria ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Syria Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1860s 0.2175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1870s 0.2386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1880s 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1890s 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1900s 0.3381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1910s 0.4082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1920s 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1930s 0.4847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1940s 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1950s 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1960s 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1970s 0.3624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1980s 0.3119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1990s 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
2000s 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
2010s 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
2020s 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria

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 Syria?
Lesotho, at 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Lesotho and Syria?
0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Lesotho ranks 140th and Syria ranks 141st 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

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.