Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +113.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +46.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +113.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +46.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Lesotho?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).