Lesotho vs Liberia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Lesotho
3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho rank
157th
Liberia rank
155th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho, a difference of 55,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 157th and Liberia ranks 155th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1860s | 42,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1870s | 50,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1880s | 59,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 327,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1890s | 71,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 508,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 437,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1900s | 89,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1910s | 121,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 534,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1920s | 161,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 382,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1930s | 209,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1940s | 275,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1950s | 334,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1960s | 378,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 911,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 533,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1970s | 429,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1980s | 496,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 939,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 573,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,792 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, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3.48 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 Lesotho and Liberia?
- 55,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Lesotho ranks 157th and Liberia ranks 155th 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.