Bangladesh vs Lesotho: Per capita methane emissions
Bangladesh
0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
163rd
Lesotho rank
161st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Lesotho ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.9824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.6149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.5393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0328 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, Bangladesh or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bangladesh and Lesotho?
- 0.0119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 163rd 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.