Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation was 1.37 kilograms in 2018. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation in Lesotho, 2013–2018
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation in Lesotho is 1.37 kilograms, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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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 international aviation in Lesotho?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation in Lesotho was 1.37 kilograms in 2018, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 kilograms in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 kilograms in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation?
- Lesotho ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from international aviation rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.