Lesotho vs Seychelles: Per capita methane emissions
Lesotho
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles
0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
161st
Seychelles rank
158th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0.4548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 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, Lesotho or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.5803 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 Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 158th 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.