Co emissions per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Co emissions per capita was 1.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Co emissions per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Lesotho is 1.1, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.37 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8139, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 157th of 213 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.
Co emissions per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8139 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8293 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8469 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8573 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8686 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.875 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8805 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8901 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9022 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9109 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9234 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9357 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9552 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9727 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.37 | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 1.37 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9714 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9511 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9917 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.99 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8883 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | +54.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | +2.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +54.1% | 0.8883 | 1.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8675 | 0.8139 | 0.9109 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.9234 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.9511 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 0.8883 | 1.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 Namibia 1.14 compare
- 155 Cape Verde 1.13 compare
- 156 Samoa 1.13 compare
- 158 Guatemala 1.08 compare
- 159 Tajikistan 1.01 compare
- 160 Mauritania 1.01 compare
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 co emissions per capita in Lesotho?
- Co emissions per capita in Lesotho was 1.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2012.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8139 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for co emissions per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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