Per capita methane emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
161st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1940
All-time low
0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Lesotho, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Lesotho stood at 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Lesotho peaked at 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Lesotho 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 158 Seychelles 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Barbados 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Ghana 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Armenia 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Lesotho?
- Per capita methane emissions in Lesotho was 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1940.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.