Barbados vs Lesotho: Per capita methane emissions

Barbados
0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
159th
Lesotho rank
161st

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Barbados
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 159th and Lesotho ranks 161st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Lesotho Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Barbados
1860s 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Barbados
1870s 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Barbados
1880s 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1890s 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1900s 0.4713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1910s 0.476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1920s 0.4572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1930s 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1940s 0.4856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1950s 0.6016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1960s 0.7319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1970s 0.9265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
1980s 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Barbados
1990s 0.7795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
2000s 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
2010s 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Lesotho
2020s 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0064 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, Barbados or Lesotho?
Barbados, at 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Barbados and Lesotho?
0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Barbados ranks 159th 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.