Lesotho vs New Caledonia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Lesotho
0.0%
in 2024
New Caledonia
0.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
90th
New Caledonia rank
87th

Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Lesotho
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 90th and New Caledonia ranks 87th of 179 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% New Caledonia
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% New Caledonia
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% New Caledonia
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Lesotho or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Lesotho and New Caledonia?
0.0%, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Caledonia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and New Caledonia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Lesotho ranks 90th and New Caledonia ranks 87th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.