Per capita ghg emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita ghg emissions was 2.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.64
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.79
in 1939
All-time low
0.8744
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Lesotho, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Lesotho is 2.64, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Lesotho peaked at 5.79 in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.8744, in 1850.
Lesotho ranks 153rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.8744 | — |
| 1851 | 0.9388 | +7.4% |
| 1852 | 0.9876 | +5.2% |
| 1853 | 1.01 | +2.8% |
| 1854 | 1.04 | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 1.06 | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 1.08 | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 1.09 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1.11 | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 1.13 | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 1.15 | +2.0% |
| 1862 | 1.17 | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 1.19 | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 1.2 | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 1.22 | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 1.23 | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 1.23 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 1.24 | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 1.26 | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 1.31 | +3.7% |
| 1871 | 1.36 | +3.8% |
| 1872 | 1.41 | +3.6% |
| 1873 | 1.45 | +3.0% |
| 1874 | 1.49 | +2.3% |
| 1875 | 1.53 | +2.8% |
| 1876 | 1.57 | +2.6% |
| 1877 | 1.6 | +2.3% |
| 1878 | 1.64 | +2.0% |
| 1879 | 1.67 | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.69 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 1.69 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.7 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 1.72 | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 1.73 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1.73 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 1.73 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 1.77 | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 1.81 | +1.8% |
| 1892 | 1.84 | +1.6% |
| 1893 | 1.86 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 1.88 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 1.91 | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 1.93 | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 1.95 | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 1.97 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 1.99 | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2.12 | +6.5% |
| 1901 | 2.24 | +5.7% |
| 1902 | 2.28 | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 2.25 | -1.5% |
| 1904 | 2.34 | +4.4% |
| 1905 | 2.47 | +5.3% |
| 1906 | 2.52 | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 2.66 | +5.5% |
| 1908 | 2.57 | -3.2% |
| 1909 | 2.74 | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 2.66 | -3.1% |
| 1911 | 2.73 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 2.7 | -0.9% |
| 1913 | 2.74 | +1.3% |
| 1914 | 2.86 | +4.3% |
| 1915 | 2.95 | +3.1% |
| 1916 | 2.93 | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 3.05 | +4.3% |
| 1918 | 3.02 | -1.2% |
| 1919 | 2.93 | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 3.18 | +8.5% |
| 1921 | 3.34 | +4.9% |
| 1922 | 3.38 | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 3.46 | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 3.6 | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 3.64 | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 3.62 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 3.68 | +1.7% |
| 1928 | 3.69 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 3.83 | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 4.3 | +12.5% |
| 1931 | 4.81 | +11.7% |
| 1932 | 5.03 | +4.6% |
| 1933 | 5.22 | +3.8% |
| 1934 | 5.54 | +6.1% |
| 1935 | 5.43 | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 5.6 | +3.2% |
| 1937 | 5.61 | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 5.76 | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 5.79 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 5.17 | -10.7% |
| 1941 | 4.72 | -8.7% |
| 1942 | 4.71 | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 4.66 | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 4.34 | -6.7% |
| 1945 | 4.26 | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 4.35 | +2.2% |
| 1947 | 4.36 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 4.24 | -2.8% |
| 1949 | 4.22 | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 4.46 | +5.8% |
| 1951 | 4.34 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 4.4 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 4.36 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 4.23 | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 4.37 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 4.33 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 4.38 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 4.24 | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 4.35 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 4.17 | -4.1% |
| 1961 | 3.31 | -20.6% |
| 1962 | 2.78 | -16.0% |
| 1963 | 2.53 | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 2.07 | -18.2% |
| 1965 | 2.1 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.95 | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 2.39 | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 2.12 | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 2.37 | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 2.32 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 2.13 | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 2.06 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.95 | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 2.46 | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 2.13 | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 1.44 | -32.3% |
| 1977 | 1.14 | -20.9% |
| 1978 | 1.49 | +30.5% |
| 1979 | 1.25 | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 1.33 | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.27 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.16 | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 1.39 | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 1.36 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.24 | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 1.88 | +51.8% |
| 1987 | 1.99 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.57 | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 1.56 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.16 | +37.9% |
| 1991 | 2.4 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 2.22 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 2.14 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.02 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.11 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.05 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.38 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 2.36 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.04 | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 3.01 | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 2.93 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.54 | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 3.47 | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 3.47 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.91 | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 2.61 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 2.37 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.04 | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 2.42 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 3.89 | +111.7% |
| 2016 | 4.24 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 4.08 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.07 | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 2.96 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.71 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 2.87 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 2.71 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 2.64 | -2.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.64 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +111.7% | 1.84 | 3.89 |
| 1986 | +51.8% | 1.24 | 1.88 |
| 1990 | +37.9% | 1.56 | 2.16 |
| 2006 | +36.5% | 2.54 | 3.47 |
| 1976 | -32.3% | 2.13 | 1.44 |
| 1978 | +30.5% | 1.14 | 1.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.03 | 0.8744 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.2 | 1.13 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.5 | 1.31 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.89 | 1.77 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.42 | 2.12 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.86 | 2.66 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.54 | 3.18 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.31 | 4.3 | 5.79 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.5 | 4.22 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.35 | 4.23 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.58 | 1.95 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 | 1.14 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 | 1.16 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 | 2.02 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 | 2.04 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 1.84 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.64 | 3.2 | 5 |
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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 emissions in Lesotho?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Lesotho was 2.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 in 1939.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8744 in 1850.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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