CO₂ emissions from transport in Lesotho
Lesotho: CO₂ emissions from transport was 530,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions from transport in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 530,000 tonnes for co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from transport in Lesotho peaked at 530,000 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 250,000 tonnes, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 258,000 tonnes | 250,000 tonnes | 270,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,000 tonnes | 270,000 tonnes | 390,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 462,000 tonnes | 400,000 tonnes | 530,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 480,000 tonnes | 420,000 tonnes | 530,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from transport in Lesotho?
- Co₂ emissions from transport in Lesotho was 530,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 530,000 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,000 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for co₂ emissions from transport?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes.