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