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
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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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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.