Lesotho vs Suriname: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Lesotho
3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho rank
157th
Suriname rank
154th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Lesotho, a difference of 92,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 157th and Suriname ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 12 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 42,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 50,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 59,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 71,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 89,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 121,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 161,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 209,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 275,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 232,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 334,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1960s | 378,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 993,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 614,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1970s | 429,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1980s | 496,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 573,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,624 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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3.52 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 Suriname?
- 92,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Lesotho ranks 157th and Suriname ranks 154th 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.