Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 1.47 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.47
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
139th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.81
in 2011
All-time low
0.1947
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Lesotho, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.47 for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Lesotho peaked at 1.81 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1947, in 1850.
That places Lesotho 139th 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.
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1947 | — |
| 1851 | 0.198 | +1.7% |
| 1852 | 0.2004 | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.2019 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.2033 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.2046 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 0.2059 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.2072 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.2084 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 0.2095 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.2106 | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.2122 | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.2137 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.2153 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.2168 | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2183 | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.2198 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.2213 | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2228 | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.2243 | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.2258 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.2279 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 0.2305 | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.2335 | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.2367 | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 0.24 | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.2433 | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 0.2466 | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.2496 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 0.2523 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 0.2546 | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 0.2569 | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 0.2592 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.2615 | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 0.2637 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.2659 | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.268 | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.2701 | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.2723 | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.2744 | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.2806 | +2.2% |
| 1891 | 0.2841 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 0.2877 | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 0.2913 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 0.295 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 0.2987 | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 0.3016 | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.3044 | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.3073 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.3098 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 0.3119 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.3175 | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 0.3229 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 0.328 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 0.3331 | +1.5% |
| 1905 | 0.34 | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 0.3469 | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 0.3536 | +1.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3602 | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 0.3665 | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.3727 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3808 | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 0.3889 | +2.1% |
| 1913 | 0.397 | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.4049 | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.4128 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4207 | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 0.4286 | +1.9% |
| 1918 | 0.4347 | +1.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4403 | +1.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4454 | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.452 | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.4545 | +0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.4564 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.4581 | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 0.4596 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.4609 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4621 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.4632 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.4643 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.4655 | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.4691 | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.473 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.4772 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.4814 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.4855 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.4896 | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.4959 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.502 | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.508 | +1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.5138 | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.5158 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.5181 | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 0.5207 | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 0.5233 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.5266 | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 0.5298 | +0.6% |
| 1947 | 0.5328 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.5354 | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.5384 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.5414 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.5391 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.5365 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.5334 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.5297 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.5254 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.5202 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.5131 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.5042 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4945 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.484 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.4765 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4687 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4608 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4529 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.445 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4362 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4272 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4183 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4099 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4072 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3949 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3842 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3644 | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3535 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3584 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3521 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.343 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3351 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3312 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3284 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3254 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3189 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3213 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3128 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3098 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3067 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3047 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2967 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2943 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | +303.7% |
| 1991 | 1.21 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.22 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.23 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.25 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.26 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.28 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.31 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.33 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.33 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.49 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.51 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.52 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.81 | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.81 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.46 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.28 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 1.49 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.47 | +1.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.47 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +303.7% | 0.2943 | 1.19 |
| 2021 | +36.6% | 1.28 | 1.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2034 | 0.1947 | 0.2095 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2175 | 0.2106 | 0.2243 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2386 | 0.2258 | 0.2523 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2647 | 0.2546 | 0.2744 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.296 | 0.2806 | 0.3098 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3381 | 0.3119 | 0.3665 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4082 | 0.3727 | 0.4403 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4577 | 0.4454 | 0.4643 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4847 | 0.4655 | 0.508 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5255 | 0.5138 | 0.5384 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5238 | 0.4945 | 0.5414 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.448 | 0.4099 | 0.484 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3624 | 0.3312 | 0.4072 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3119 | 0.2943 | 0.3284 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.19 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 | 1.28 | 1.74 | 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 ghg co2 excluding land use in Lesotho?
- Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Lesotho was 1.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 in 2011.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1947 in 1850.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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