Lesotho vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions
Lesotho
6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lesotho rank
158th
Suriname rank
159th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Suriname
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname, a difference of 532,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Suriname ahead.
Lesotho ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 10 and Suriname in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 189,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1860s | 236,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1870s | 316,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1880s | 384,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 453,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 637,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 210,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 849,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 619,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 602,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Lesotho or Suriname?
- Lesotho, at 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Lesotho and Suriname?
- 532,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lesotho 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 158th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.