Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1587 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho is 0.1587, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.1665 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0341, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0423 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0495 | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0393 | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0366 | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0377 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0375 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0352 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0341 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0354 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0906 | +156.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0911 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0954 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0948 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0918 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0895 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.111 | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0857 | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1019 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0987 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0983 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0979 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.097 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0983 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0949 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1009 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.114 | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1219 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1279 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.125 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1328 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1665 | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1655 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1587 | -4.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1587 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1587 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +156.0% | 0.0354 | 0.0906 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0384 | 0.0341 | 0.0495 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0945 | 0.0857 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.105 | 0.0949 | 0.1279 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1497 | 0.125 | 0.1665 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho was 0.1587 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1665 in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0341 in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.