Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1850.
That places Lesotho 158th 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1939.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1850.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.