Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▬ Flat
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Lesotho, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lesotho stood at 0.5358 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.6575 kilograms per international-$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3739 kilograms per international-$, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4596 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4971 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4877 kilograms per international-$ | 0.526 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3739 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6109 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6575 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 8 Syria 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 South Africa 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 12 Kuwait 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 13 Iran 0.488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ 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 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lesotho?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Lesotho was 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6575 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3739 kilograms per international-$ in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).