Annual share of co2 emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual share of co2 emissions was 0.0067 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0067
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
152nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0084
in 2021
All-time low
0.0056
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Annual share of co2 emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual share of co2 emissions in Lesotho is 0.0067, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual share of co2 emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0084 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0056, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0071 | 0.0065 | 0.0074 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 | 0.0066 | 0.0073 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 | 0.0057 | 0.008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 | 0.0056 | 0.0084 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Share co2 vs population 0.032 (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.1 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 72.33 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.1 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual share of co2 emissions in Lesotho?
- Annual share of co2 emissions in Lesotho was 0.0067 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual share of co2 emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual share of co2 emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual share of co2 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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