Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 84th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Lesotho ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.