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Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Lesotho

Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
29th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1990–2024

00.010.020.031990200720241990: 0.002 tonnes per US$ of GDP1991: 0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP1992: 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP1993: 0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP1994: 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP1995: 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP1996: 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP1997: 0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP1998: 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP1999: 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP2000: 0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP2001: 0.025 tonnes per US$ of GDP2002: 0.029 tonnes per US$ of GDP2003: 0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP2004: 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP2005: 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP2006: 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP2007: 0.019 tonnes per US$ of GDP2008: 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP2009: 0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP2010: 0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP2011: 0.016 tonnes per US$ of GDP2012: 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP2013: 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP2014: 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP2015: 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP2016: 0.025 tonnes per US$ of GDP2017: 0.024 tonnes per US$ of GDP2018: 0.022 tonnes per US$ of GDP2019: 0.025 tonnes per US$ of GDP2020: 0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP2021: 0.027 tonnes per US$ of GDP2022: 0.029 tonnes per US$ of GDP2023: 0.033 tonnes per US$ of GDP2024: 0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1990.

That places Lesotho 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year

Year tonnes per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP +72.5%
1992 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP +29.6%
1993 0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP +34.8%
1994 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP +20.8%
1995 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1996 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP +25.1%
1997 0.0131 tonnes per US$ of GDP +9.6%
1998 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP +22.3%
1999 0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2000 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP +14.2%
2001 0.0248 tonnes per US$ of GDP +18.3%
2002 0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP +16.3%
2003 0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP -27.2%
2004 0.0174 tonnes per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2005 0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2006 0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2007 0.0193 tonnes per US$ of GDP +14.3%
2008 0.0195 tonnes per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2009 0.0211 tonnes per US$ of GDP +8.0%
2010 0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP -17.3%
2011 0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2012 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP +11.1%
2013 0.0197 tonnes per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2014 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2015 0.0216 tonnes per US$ of GDP +7.8%
2016 0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP +16.0%
2017 0.024 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2018 0.0225 tonnes per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2019 0.0249 tonnes per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2020 0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP +20.3%
2021 0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.6%
2022 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2023 0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP +14.7%
2024 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.6%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0206 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0168 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0297 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0268 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 26 North Macedonia 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 27 Poland 0.0316 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 28 Lebanon 0.0306 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 30 Nauru 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 31 Yemen 0.0298 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 32 Suriname 0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0328 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
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Licence
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Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.