Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 90th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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
- 87 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 88 Myanmar 0.0% compare
- 89 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 91 Guatemala 0.0% compare
- 92 Cambodia 0.0% compare
- 93 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Lesotho?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Lesotho ranks 90th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.