Bahamas vs Lesotho: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bahamas
3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho
3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
156th
Lesotho rank
157th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bahamas
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho, a difference of 16,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Bahamas ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 11,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 12,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 13,593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 15,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 16,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 19,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 23,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 28,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 38,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 182,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 806,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 496,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 285,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 569,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 584,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 279,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bahamas or Lesotho?
- Bahamas, at 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 16,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Lesotho rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bahamas ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.