CO₂ emissions per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: CO₂ emissions per capita was 1.1 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita in Lesotho is 1.1 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.37 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8139 tonnes per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8675 tonnes per person | 0.8139 tonnes per person | 0.9109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.9234 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.9511 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.8883 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 Namibia 1.14 tonnes per person compare
- 155 Cape Verde 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 156 Samoa 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 158 Guatemala 1.08 tonnes per person compare
- 159 Tajikistan 1.01 tonnes per person compare
- 160 Mauritania 1.01 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 72.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Lesotho?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Lesotho was 1.1 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8139 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.