Ghana vs Lesotho: Per capita methane emissions
Ghana
0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
160th
Lesotho rank
161st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0043 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, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Ghana, at 0.5673 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 Ghana and Lesotho?
- 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Ghana ranks 160th 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.