Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.702 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho is 0.702 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho peaked at 1.1 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6047 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.6848 tonnes per person | 0.6312 tonnes per person | 0.7243 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 0.7347 tonnes per person | 0.8638 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8032 tonnes per person | 0.6467 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7528 tonnes per person | 0.6047 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 44 Philippines 0.7954 tonnes per person compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 0.7886 tonnes per person compare
- 46 Canada 0.7215 tonnes per person compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 0.6966 tonnes per person compare
- 49 Norway 0.6906 tonnes per person compare
- 50 Sweden 0.6171 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 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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho was 0.702 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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6047 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Lesotho ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.