Gambia vs Lesotho: Share of global methane emissions

Gambia
0.0%
in 2024
Lesotho
0.0%
in 2024
Gambia rank
156th
Lesotho rank
154th

Share of global methane emissions over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
0.0050.010.0150.020.025185019372024

How they compare

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

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Gambia
1860s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Gambia
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Gambia
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Gambia
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Gambia
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1960s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Gambia and Lesotho?
0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
Gambia ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 154th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. 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 methane emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.