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Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho

Lesotho: Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change was 0.0258 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0258
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
130th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0258
in 2024
All-time low
0.0035
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho, 1850–2024

0.0050.010.0150.020.025185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho is 0.0258, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho peaked at 0.0258 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0035, in 1850.

That places Lesotho 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0035 —
1851 0.0036 +4.3%
1852 0.0037 +3.1%
1853 0.0038 +2.9%
1854 0.0039 +2.4%
1855 0.004 +2.0%
1856 0.0041 +1.8%
1857 0.0041 +1.5%
1858 0.0042 +1.3%
1859 0.0042 +1.1%
1860 0.0043 +2.1%
1861 0.0044 +2.4%
1862 0.0045 +2.5%
1863 0.0047 +2.3%
1864 0.0048 +2.1%
1865 0.0049 +2.1%
1866 0.0049 +1.9%
1867 0.005 +1.9%
1868 0.0051 +1.7%
1869 0.0052 +1.6%
1870 0.0053 +1.3%
1871 0.0054 +1.4%
1872 0.0054 +1.2%
1873 0.0055 +1.2%
1874 0.0055 +1.1%
1875 0.0056 +1.0%
1876 0.0056 +1.0%
1877 0.0057 +0.9%
1878 0.0057 +0.8%
1879 0.0058 +0.7%
1880 0.0058 +0.6%
1881 0.0058 +0.5%
1882 0.0059 +0.4%
1883 0.0059 +0.3%
1884 0.0059 +0.3%
1885 0.0059 +0.3%
1886 0.0059 +0.3%
1887 0.0059 +0.2%
1888 0.006 +0.2%
1889 0.006 +0.2%
1890 0.006 +0.0%
1891 0.006 +0.1%
1892 0.006 +0.2%
1893 0.006 +0.2%
1894 0.006 +0.2%
1895 0.006 +0.2%
1896 0.006 +0.2%
1897 0.006 +0.2%
1898 0.006 +0.2%
1899 0.0061 +0.2%
1900 0.0061 +0.5%
1901 0.0061 +0.7%
1902 0.0062 +0.8%
1903 0.0062 +0.9%
1904 0.0063 +0.9%
1905 0.0064 +1.0%
1906 0.0064 +1.0%
1907 0.0065 +1.0%
1908 0.0065 +1.0%
1909 0.0066 +0.9%
1910 0.0067 +1.1%
1911 0.0067 +1.1%
1912 0.0068 +1.2%
1913 0.0069 +1.2%
1914 0.007 +1.2%
1915 0.0071 +1.2%
1916 0.0072 +1.2%
1917 0.0072 +1.2%
1918 0.0073 +1.2%
1919 0.0074 +1.2%
1920 0.0075 +1.3%
1921 0.0076 +1.4%
1922 0.0077 +1.4%
1923 0.0078 +1.5%
1924 0.0079 +1.5%
1925 0.0081 +1.5%
1926 0.0082 +1.5%
1927 0.0083 +1.5%
1928 0.0084 +1.4%
1929 0.0085 +1.4%
1930 0.0087 +2.4%
1931 0.009 +3.0%
1932 0.0093 +3.4%
1933 0.0097 +3.7%
1934 0.01 +3.8%
1935 0.0104 +3.8%
1936 0.0108 +3.8%
1937 0.0112 +3.7%
1938 0.0116 +3.6%
1939 0.012 +3.6%
1940 0.0124 +2.6%
1941 0.0126 +2.0%
1942 0.0128 +1.6%
1943 0.013 +1.2%
1944 0.0131 +1.0%
1945 0.0132 +0.8%
1946 0.0133 +0.7%
1947 0.0134 +0.5%
1948 0.0134 +0.4%
1949 0.0135 +0.4%
1950 0.0135 +0.2%
1951 0.0135 +0.2%
1952 0.0135 +0.3%
1953 0.0136 +0.3%
1954 0.0136 +0.2%
1955 0.0136 +0.3%
1956 0.0137 +0.3%
1957 0.0137 +0.3%
1958 0.0138 +0.3%
1959 0.0138 +0.3%
1960 0.0138 +0.3%
1961 0.0139 +0.1%
1962 0.0139 +0.2%
1963 0.0139 +0.3%
1964 0.014 +0.3%
1965 0.014 +0.6%
1966 0.0142 +0.9%
1967 0.0143 +1.1%
1968 0.0145 +1.0%
1969 0.0146 +1.1%
1970 0.0148 +0.8%
1971 0.0149 +0.8%
1972 0.015 +0.7%
1973 0.0151 +0.7%
1974 0.0153 +1.4%
1975 0.0154 +0.7%
1976 0.0153 -0.6%
1977 0.0152 -0.6%
1978 0.0152 +0.1%
1979 0.0152 -0.2%
1980 0.0152 -0.0%
1981 0.0152 -0.2%
1982 0.0151 -0.3%
1983 0.0152 +0.3%
1984 0.0152 +0.3%
1985 0.0152 -0.2%
1986 0.0154 +1.3%
1987 0.0155 +1.2%
1988 0.0156 +0.3%
1989 0.0157 +0.8%
1990 0.0158 +0.5%
1991 0.0159 +0.9%
1992 0.016 +0.5%
1993 0.016 +0.3%
1994 0.016 +0.0%
1995 0.0161 +0.1%
1996 0.0161 +0.1%
1997 0.0161 -0.1%
1998 0.016 -0.2%
1999 0.016 +0.0%
2000 0.016 -0.0%
2001 0.0159 -0.7%
2002 0.0163 +2.2%
2003 0.0169 +3.9%
2004 0.0173 +2.6%
2005 0.0175 +1.0%
2006 0.0182 +3.7%
2007 0.0187 +2.9%
2008 0.0189 +1.3%
2009 0.019 +0.3%
2010 0.0189 -0.3%
2011 0.0187 -1.0%
2012 0.0184 -1.6%
2013 0.0187 +1.1%
2014 0.0185 -0.6%
2015 0.0193 +3.9%
2016 0.0202 +5.1%
2017 0.0212 +4.7%
2018 0.0218 +2.7%
2019 0.0224 +3.1%
2020 0.0231 +3.1%
2021 0.0238 +3.0%
2022 0.0245 +2.8%
2023 0.0251 +2.6%
2024 0.0258 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0039 0.0035 0.0042 10
1860s 0.0048 0.0043 0.0052 10
1870s 0.0056 0.0053 0.0058 10
1880s 0.0059 0.0058 0.006 10
1890s 0.006 0.006 0.0061 10
1900s 0.0063 0.0061 0.0066 10
1910s 0.007 0.0067 0.0074 10
1920s 0.008 0.0075 0.0085 10
1930s 0.0103 0.0087 0.012 10
1940s 0.0131 0.0124 0.0135 10
1950s 0.0136 0.0135 0.0138 10
1960s 0.0141 0.0138 0.0146 10
1970s 0.0151 0.0148 0.0154 10
1980s 0.0153 0.0151 0.0157 10
1990s 0.016 0.0158 0.0161 10
2000s 0.0175 0.0159 0.019 10
2010s 0.0198 0.0184 0.0224 10
2020s 0.0245 0.0231 0.0258 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 127 Switzerland 0.0313 compare
  2. 128 Eritrea 0.0285 compare
  3. 129 Austria 0.0274 compare
  4. 131 Ireland 0.0249 compare
  5. 132 Estonia 0.0239 compare
  6. 133 Solomon Islands 0.0238 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho?
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change in Lesotho was 0.0258 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0258 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 in 1850.
How does Lesotho rank for share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change?
Lesotho ranks 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 of global cumulative co emissions from land use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of global cumulative co emissions from land use change
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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