Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.3982 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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
Lesotho recorded 0.3982 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lesotho peaked at 0.3996 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1806 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Lesotho ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1827 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.181 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1819 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1811 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1806 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1821 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1817 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1839 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1852 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1866 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1887 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1904 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1951 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1957 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2063 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.212 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2106 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2157 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2236 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2625 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2725 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2918 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2886 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2748 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2907 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3044 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3023 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3138 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3245 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2835 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3078 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3996 tonnes per person | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3993 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3982 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3982 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3982 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +29.8% | 0.3078 tonnes per person | 0.3996 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1827 tonnes per person | 0.1806 tonnes per person | 0.1866 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2093 tonnes per person | 0.1887 tonnes per person | 0.2553 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2926 tonnes per person | 0.2625 tonnes per person | 0.3245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3577 tonnes per person | 0.2835 tonnes per person | 0.3996 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lesotho?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Lesotho was 0.3982 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 by fuel type recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3996 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.