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Share global ghg emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0113 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0113
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
158th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0201
in 1939
All-time low
0.0037
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Lesotho, 1850–2024

0.0050.010.0150.02185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Lesotho is 0.0113, 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 global ghg emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0201 in 1939 and was at its lowest, 0.0037, 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.

Share global ghg emissions in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0037 —
1851 0.0038 +4.2%
1852 0.0039 +2.7%
1853 0.004 +2.6%
1854 0.0041 +1.0%
1855 0.0041 +1.4%
1856 0.0042 +1.5%
1857 0.0042 +0.2%
1858 0.0043 +1.1%
1859 0.0043 +0.2%
1860 0.0046 +7.2%
1861 0.0048 +5.0%
1862 0.005 +3.8%
1863 0.0051 +2.0%
1864 0.0051 +0.6%
1865 0.0053 +2.8%
1866 0.0053 +0.9%
1867 0.0053 +0.7%
1868 0.0054 +1.6%
1869 0.0055 +1.7%
1870 0.0053 -3.4%
1871 0.0054 +1.8%
1872 0.0054 -0.4%
1873 0.0055 +1.6%
1874 0.0056 +1.6%
1875 0.0057 +1.6%
1876 0.0058 +1.7%
1877 0.0058 +0.9%
1878 0.0059 +1.4%
1879 0.0059 +0.3%
1880 0.0058 -1.3%
1881 0.0059 +0.8%
1882 0.0058 -1.2%
1883 0.0057 -1.1%
1884 0.0058 +1.4%
1885 0.0059 +0.6%
1886 0.0059 +0.5%
1887 0.0058 -1.1%
1888 0.0057 -1.2%
1889 0.0057 -0.1%
1890 0.0056 -2.8%
1891 0.0056 +0.1%
1892 0.0057 +2.2%
1893 0.0058 +1.5%
1894 0.0058 -0.2%
1895 0.0058 +0.7%
1896 0.0059 +0.7%
1897 0.0058 -0.4%
1898 0.0059 +0.1%
1899 0.0058 -1.0%
1900 0.0061 +5.4%
1901 0.0064 +4.3%
1902 0.0065 +1.6%
1903 0.0063 -3.1%
1904 0.0065 +4.0%
1905 0.0068 +4.3%
1906 0.0069 +1.1%
1907 0.007 +2.5%
1908 0.0069 -1.4%
1909 0.0073 +5.7%
1910 0.0072 -1.7%
1911 0.0075 +3.4%
1912 0.0074 -0.6%
1913 0.0074 -0.1%
1914 0.0081 +9.0%
1915 0.0085 +5.3%
1916 0.0083 -2.2%
1917 0.0087 +4.3%
1918 0.0088 +1.3%
1919 0.0091 +3.9%
1920 0.0092 +0.8%
1921 0.0101 +9.5%
1922 0.0102 +0.8%
1923 0.01 -1.1%
1924 0.0107 +6.1%
1925 0.0108 +1.7%
1926 0.011 +1.8%
1927 0.0111 +0.3%
1928 0.0113 +2.0%
1929 0.0115 +2.4%
1930 0.0135 +17.3%
1931 0.0159 +17.2%
1932 0.0174 +9.5%
1933 0.0181 +4.3%
1934 0.019 +4.6%
1935 0.0187 -1.3%
1936 0.0188 +0.6%
1937 0.0188 -0.3%
1938 0.02 +6.3%
1939 0.0201 +0.5%
1940 0.0175 -12.7%
1941 0.0159 -9.0%
1942 0.0161 +1.2%
1943 0.016 -0.6%
1944 0.0151 -5.7%
1945 0.016 +5.6%
1946 0.0161 +0.9%
1947 0.0157 -2.5%
1948 0.0152 -3.1%
1949 0.0156 +2.7%
1950 0.0152 -3.0%
1951 0.0141 -7.0%
1952 0.0144 +2.3%
1953 0.0143 -1.1%
1954 0.0136 -4.4%
1955 0.0137 +0.2%
1956 0.0134 -1.7%
1957 0.0135 +0.8%
1958 0.0133 -1.8%
1959 0.0134 +0.5%
1960 0.0135 +0.5%
1961 0.0109 -18.6%
1962 0.0095 -13.3%
1963 0.0087 -8.3%
1964 0.0072 -17.1%
1965 0.0074 +2.6%
1966 0.007 -5.3%
1967 0.0086 +23.4%
1968 0.0077 -11.1%
1969 0.0084 +8.8%
1970 0.0082 -2.2%
1971 0.0078 -4.8%
1972 0.0075 -3.9%
1973 0.0071 -4.8%
1974 0.0093 +30.7%
1975 0.0083 -10.3%
1976 0.0057 -32.2%
1977 0.0044 -21.4%
1978 0.0059 +31.6%
1979 0.0051 -13.6%
1980 0.0055 +9.0%
1981 0.0056 +1.2%
1982 0.0053 -5.4%
1983 0.0064 +22.0%
1984 0.0062 -2.8%
1985 0.0057 -9.4%
1986 0.0087 +53.5%
1987 0.0093 +7.5%
1988 0.0074 -20.8%
1989 0.0075 +1.1%
1990 0.0104 +38.9%
1991 0.0117 +12.4%
1992 0.0111 -4.7%
1993 0.0109 -2.1%
1994 0.0101 -7.5%
1995 0.0103 +1.9%
1996 0.0105 +2.0%
1997 0.0101 -3.5%
1998 0.0102 +0.9%
1999 0.0118 +15.4%
2000 0.0116 -1.5%
2001 0.0102 -12.4%
2002 0.012 +18.4%
2003 0.0135 +12.4%
2004 0.013 -3.7%
2005 0.011 -15.3%
2006 0.0146 +32.4%
2007 0.0145 -0.5%
2008 0.012 -17.3%
2009 0.0108 -9.8%
2010 0.0096 -11.8%
2011 0.0092 -3.5%
2012 0.008 -13.3%
2013 0.0096 +20.4%
2014 0.0073 -23.7%
2015 0.0157 +114.1%
2016 0.0177 +12.7%
2017 0.017 -4.0%
2018 0.0129 -24.5%
2019 0.0124 -3.4%
2020 0.012 -3.7%
2021 0.0137 +14.8%
2022 0.0123 -10.7%
2023 0.0116 -5.6%
2024 0.0113 -2.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0113 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0113 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +114.1% 0.0073 0.0157
1986 +53.5% 0.0057 0.0087
1990 +38.9% 0.0075 0.0104
1976 -32.2% 0.0083 0.0057
2006 +32.4% 0.011 0.0146
1978 +31.6% 0.0044 0.0059

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0041 0.0037 0.0043 10
1860s 0.0051 0.0046 0.0055 10
1870s 0.0056 0.0053 0.0059 10
1880s 0.0058 0.0057 0.0059 10
1890s 0.0058 0.0056 0.0059 10
1900s 0.0067 0.0061 0.0073 10
1910s 0.0081 0.0072 0.0091 10
1920s 0.0106 0.0092 0.0115 10
1930s 0.018 0.0135 0.0201 10
1940s 0.0159 0.0151 0.0175 10
1950s 0.0139 0.0133 0.0152 10
1960s 0.0089 0.007 0.0135 10
1970s 0.0069 0.0044 0.0093 10
1980s 0.0068 0.0053 0.0093 10
1990s 0.0107 0.0101 0.0118 10
2000s 0.0123 0.0102 0.0146 10
2010s 0.0119 0.0073 0.0177 10
2020s 0.0122 0.0113 0.0137 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 155 Bhutan 0.0136 compare
  2. 156 Albania 0.0123 compare
  3. 157 Moldova 0.0123 compare
  4. 159 Suriname 0.0104 compare
  5. 160 Mauritius 0.01 compare
  6. 161 Iceland 0.0093 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Lesotho?
Share global ghg emissions in Lesotho was 0.0113 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0201 in 1939.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 in 1850.
How does Lesotho rank for share global ghg emissions?
Lesotho ranks 158th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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