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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho

Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 233.61 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
233.61 million tonnes
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
130th
of 197 countries
All-time high
233.61 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
94,238 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho stood at 233.61 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho peaked at 233.61 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94,238 tonnes, in 1850.

That places Lesotho 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 94,238 tonnes —
1851 200,457 tonnes +112.7%
1852 315,617 tonnes +57.4%
1853 437,775 tonnes +38.7%
1854 565,612 tonnes +29.2%
1855 698,248 tonnes +23.4%
1856 834,989 tonnes +19.6%
1857 975,320 tonnes +16.8%
1858 1.12 million tonnes +14.7%
1859 1.27 million tonnes +13.1%
1860 1.42 million tonnes +12.0%
1861 1.57 million tonnes +11.1%
1862 1.74 million tonnes +10.2%
1863 1.90 million tonnes +9.5%
1864 2.07 million tonnes +8.8%
1865 2.24 million tonnes +8.2%
1866 2.41 million tonnes +7.7%
1867 2.59 million tonnes +7.2%
1868 2.76 million tonnes +6.8%
1869 2.94 million tonnes +6.5%
1870 3.13 million tonnes +6.5%
1871 3.33 million tonnes +6.5%
1872 3.55 million tonnes +6.3%
1873 3.76 million tonnes +6.1%
1874 3.99 million tonnes +5.9%
1875 4.22 million tonnes +5.7%
1876 4.45 million tonnes +5.5%
1877 4.68 million tonnes +5.3%
1878 4.92 million tonnes +5.1%
1879 5.17 million tonnes +4.9%
1880 5.40 million tonnes +4.6%
1881 5.64 million tonnes +4.4%
1882 5.88 million tonnes +4.2%
1883 6.12 million tonnes +4.1%
1884 6.36 million tonnes +3.9%
1885 6.60 million tonnes +3.8%
1886 6.84 million tonnes +3.6%
1887 7.08 million tonnes +3.5%
1888 7.32 million tonnes +3.4%
1889 7.56 million tonnes +3.3%
1890 7.80 million tonnes +3.3%
1891 8.06 million tonnes +3.3%
1892 8.32 million tonnes +3.3%
1893 8.59 million tonnes +3.2%
1894 8.86 million tonnes +3.2%
1895 9.14 million tonnes +3.1%
1896 9.42 million tonnes +3.1%
1897 9.70 million tonnes +3.0%
1898 9.98 million tonnes +2.9%
1899 10.27 million tonnes +2.9%
1900 10.59 million tonnes +3.1%
1901 10.94 million tonnes +3.3%
1902 11.32 million tonnes +3.4%
1903 11.71 million tonnes +3.5%
1904 12.12 million tonnes +3.5%
1905 12.54 million tonnes +3.5%
1906 12.98 million tonnes +3.5%
1907 13.42 million tonnes +3.4%
1908 13.87 million tonnes +3.4%
1909 14.33 million tonnes +3.3%
1910 14.80 million tonnes +3.3%
1911 15.29 million tonnes +3.3%
1912 15.79 million tonnes +3.3%
1913 16.30 million tonnes +3.2%
1914 16.81 million tonnes +3.2%
1915 17.34 million tonnes +3.1%
1916 17.87 million tonnes +3.1%
1917 18.40 million tonnes +3.0%
1918 18.94 million tonnes +2.9%
1919 19.49 million tonnes +2.9%
1920 20.09 million tonnes +3.1%
1921 20.75 million tonnes +3.2%
1922 21.43 million tonnes +3.3%
1923 22.15 million tonnes +3.3%
1924 22.89 million tonnes +3.4%
1925 23.66 million tonnes +3.3%
1926 24.44 million tonnes +3.3%
1927 25.24 million tonnes +3.3%
1928 26.05 million tonnes +3.2%
1929 26.87 million tonnes +3.2%
1930 27.99 million tonnes +4.2%
1931 29.34 million tonnes +4.8%
1932 30.87 million tonnes +5.2%
1933 32.54 million tonnes +5.4%
1934 34.33 million tonnes +5.5%
1935 36.23 million tonnes +5.5%
1936 38.21 million tonnes +5.5%
1937 40.27 million tonnes +5.4%
1938 42.39 million tonnes +5.3%
1939 44.58 million tonnes +5.2%
1940 46.46 million tonnes +4.2%
1941 48.13 million tonnes +3.6%
1942 49.63 million tonnes +3.1%
1943 51.02 million tonnes +2.8%
1944 52.30 million tonnes +2.5%
1945 53.49 million tonnes +2.3%
1946 54.62 million tonnes +2.1%
1947 55.69 million tonnes +2.0%
1948 56.70 million tonnes +1.8%
1949 57.67 million tonnes +1.7%
1950 58.69 million tonnes +1.8%
1951 59.75 million tonnes +1.8%
1952 60.88 million tonnes +1.9%
1953 62.06 million tonnes +1.9%
1954 63.23 million tonnes +1.9%
1955 64.49 million tonnes +2.0%
1956 65.77 million tonnes +2.0%
1957 67.08 million tonnes +2.0%
1958 68.44 million tonnes +2.0%
1959 69.82 million tonnes +2.0%
1960 71.10 million tonnes +1.8%
1961 72.25 million tonnes +1.6%
1962 73.36 million tonnes +1.5%
1963 74.53 million tonnes +1.6%
1964 75.66 million tonnes +1.5%
1965 77.01 million tonnes +1.8%
1966 78.50 million tonnes +1.9%
1967 80.29 million tonnes +2.3%
1968 82.04 million tonnes +2.2%
1969 83.94 million tonnes +2.3%
1970 85.63 million tonnes +2.0%
1971 87.20 million tonnes +1.8%
1972 88.78 million tonnes +1.8%
1973 90.32 million tonnes +1.7%
1974 92.55 million tonnes +2.5%
1975 94.18 million tonnes +1.8%
1976 94.55 million tonnes +0.4%
1977 94.97 million tonnes +0.4%
1978 96.09 million tonnes +1.2%
1979 96.76 million tonnes +0.7%
1980 97.66 million tonnes +0.9%
1981 98.31 million tonnes +0.7%
1982 98.86 million tonnes +0.6%
1983 100.03 million tonnes +1.2%
1984 101.27 million tonnes +1.2%
1985 102.10 million tonnes +0.8%
1986 104.44 million tonnes +2.3%
1987 106.70 million tonnes +2.2%
1988 107.96 million tonnes +1.2%
1989 109.78 million tonnes +1.7%
1990 111.22 million tonnes +1.3%
1991 113.11 million tonnes +1.7%
1992 114.66 million tonnes +1.4%
1993 115.87 million tonnes +1.1%
1994 116.94 million tonnes +0.9%
1995 118.03 million tonnes +0.9%
1996 119.26 million tonnes +1.0%
1997 120.38 million tonnes +0.9%
1998 121.26 million tonnes +0.7%
1999 122.34 million tonnes +0.9%
2000 123.27 million tonnes +0.8%
2001 123.32 million tonnes +0.0%
2002 127.04 million tonnes +3.0%
2003 133.19 million tonnes +4.8%
2004 137.76 million tonnes +3.4%
2005 140.17 million tonnes +1.7%
2006 146.46 million tonnes +4.5%
2007 151.77 million tonnes +3.6%
2008 154.90 million tonnes +2.1%
2009 156.60 million tonnes +1.1%
2010 157.29 million tonnes +0.4%
2011 156.90 million tonnes -0.3%
2012 155.66 million tonnes -0.8%
2013 158.62 million tonnes +1.9%
2014 158.88 million tonnes +0.2%
2015 166.33 million tonnes +4.7%
2016 175.88 million tonnes +5.7%
2017 185.32 million tonnes +5.4%
2018 191.31 million tonnes +3.2%
2019 198.24 million tonnes +3.6%
2020 205.46 million tonnes +3.6%
2021 212.70 million tonnes +3.5%
2022 219.89 million tonnes +3.4%
2023 226.89 million tonnes +3.2%
2024 233.61 million tonnes +3.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 233.61 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.89 billion tonnes, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 233.61 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 billion tonnes, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +112.7% 94,238 tonnes 200,457 tonnes
1852 +57.4% 200,457 tonnes 315,617 tonnes
1853 +38.7% 315,617 tonnes 437,775 tonnes
1854 +29.2% 437,775 tonnes 565,612 tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 650,624 tonnes 94,238 tonnes 1.27 million tonnes 10
1860s 2.16 million tonnes 1.42 million tonnes 2.94 million tonnes 10
1870s 4.12 million tonnes 3.13 million tonnes 5.17 million tonnes 10
1880s 6.48 million tonnes 5.40 million tonnes 7.56 million tonnes 10
1890s 9.01 million tonnes 7.80 million tonnes 10.27 million tonnes 10
1900s 12.38 million tonnes 10.59 million tonnes 14.33 million tonnes 10
1910s 17.10 million tonnes 14.80 million tonnes 19.49 million tonnes 10
1920s 23.36 million tonnes 20.09 million tonnes 26.87 million tonnes 10
1930s 35.67 million tonnes 27.99 million tonnes 44.58 million tonnes 10
1940s 52.57 million tonnes 46.46 million tonnes 57.67 million tonnes 10
1950s 64.02 million tonnes 58.69 million tonnes 69.82 million tonnes 10
1960s 76.87 million tonnes 71.10 million tonnes 83.94 million tonnes 10
1970s 92.10 million tonnes 85.63 million tonnes 96.76 million tonnes 10
1980s 102.71 million tonnes 97.66 million tonnes 109.78 million tonnes 10
1990s 117.31 million tonnes 111.22 million tonnes 122.34 million tonnes 10
2000s 139.45 million tonnes 123.27 million tonnes 156.60 million tonnes 10
2010s 170.44 million tonnes 155.66 million tonnes 198.24 million tonnes 10
2020s 219.71 million tonnes 205.46 million tonnes 233.61 million tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Lesotho was 233.61 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 233.61 million tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 94,238 tonnes in 1850.
How does Lesotho rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Lesotho ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.