Per capita methane emissions by sector in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 0 kilograms per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0 kilograms per person
World rank
139th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0 kilograms per person
in 1990
All-time low
0 kilograms per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita methane emissions by sector in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 kilograms per person for per capita methane emissions by sector in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions by sector in Lesotho peaked at 0 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 139th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 136 Madagascar 0.3206 kilograms per person compare
- 137 Ethiopia 0.2331 kilograms per person compare
- 138 Uganda 0.2055 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Andorra 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Bahamas 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Belize 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Bhutan 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Botswana 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Burundi 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Cambodia 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Cape Verde 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Central African Republic 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Comoros 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Cook Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Costa Rica 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Cyprus 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Djibouti 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Dominica 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Dominican Republic 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Eritrea 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Fiji 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Gambia 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Grenada 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Guatemala 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Guinea 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Haiti 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Honduras 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Iceland 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Liberia 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Maldives 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Mali 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Mauritania 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Mauritius 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Micronesia (country) 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Namibia 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Nauru 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Nicaragua 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Palau 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Saint Lucia 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Samoa 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Seychelles 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Sierra Leone 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Somalia 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Tonga 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person compare
- 139 Vanuatu 0 kilograms 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 by sector in Lesotho?
- Per capita methane emissions by sector in Lesotho was 0 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.