Armenia vs Lesotho: Per capita methane emissions

Armenia
0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Armenia rank
162nd
Lesotho rank
161st

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Armenia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Armenia, a difference of 0.0083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1850s 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Armenia
1860s 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1870s 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1880s 0.3728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1890s 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1900s 0.3747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1910s 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1920s 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1930s 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1940s 0.4295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1950s 0.5034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1960s 0.5534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1970s 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1980s 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1990s 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
2000s 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
2010s 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
2020s 0.5649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Armenia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Armenia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Armenia and Lesotho?
0.0083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Lesotho?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Armenia and Lesotho rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Armenia ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 161st 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
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
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.