Lesotho vs Montenegro: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Lesotho
3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Montenegro
2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho rank
157th
Montenegro rank
159th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Lesotho
- Montenegro
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Montenegro, a difference of 633,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Montenegro's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 157th and Montenegro ranks 159th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 14 and Montenegro in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 42,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 50,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 59,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 71,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 89,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 121,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 161,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 144,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 209,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 275,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 334,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 485,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 378,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 883,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 429,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 496,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 341,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 486,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 547,786 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 Montenegro?
- Lesotho, at 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Montenegro as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Lesotho and Montenegro?
- 633,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Montenegro?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Montenegro rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Lesotho ranks 157th and Montenegro ranks 159th 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.