Cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Lesotho

Cumulative CO2 emissions in Lesotho in 2024 — 72.33 Mt. Ranked 61 in the world out of 214. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4,810.4%.

2024 72.33 Mt +3.69% vs 2023
World rank 61of 214
Period maximum 72.33 Mt2024
Period minimum 1.47 Mt1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · million tonnes

Cumulative CO2 emissions — Lesotho, 1990–202402040608019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1.47 Mt1991: 3 Mt1992: 4.59 Mt1993: 6.22 Mt1994: 7.89 Mt1995: 9.6 Mt1996: 11.34 Mt1997: 13.11 Mt1998: 14.91 Mt1999: 16.73 Mt2000: 18.58 Mt2001: 20.46 Mt2002: 22.36 Mt2003: 24.29 Mt2004: 26.27 Mt2005: 28.28 Mt2006: 30.32 Mt2007: 32.39 Mt2008: 34.51 Mt2009: 36.73 Mt2010: 39 Mt2011: 41.76 Mt2012: 44.55 Mt2013: 46.68 Mt2014: 48.92 Mt2015: 50.97 Mt2016: 52.99 Mt2017: 55.28 Mt2018: 57.44 Mt2019: 59.63 Mt2020: 61.62 Mt2021: 64.71 Mt2022: 67.27 Mt2023: 69.76 Mt2024: 72.33 Mt
Change over the period: +70.86 (+4,810.39%) Average annual rate: 12.13 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 72.33 Mt
World computed 1,803,056.96 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 35,605.54 Mt
Southern Africa computed 23,215.45 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 171,074.03 Mt
Cumulative CO2 emissions — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 72.33 +2.57 +3.69%
2023 69.76 +2.49 +3.71%
2022 67.27 +2.55 +3.94%
2021 64.71 +3.1 +5.03%
2020 61.62 +1.99 +3.33%
2019 59.63 +2.19 +3.81%
2018 57.44 +2.17 +3.92%
2017 55.28 +2.29 +4.32%
2016 52.99 +2.03 +3.98%
2015 50.97 +2.04 +4.18%
2014 48.92 +2.24 +4.81%
2013 46.68 +2.13 +4.77%
2012 44.55 +2.79 +6.69%
2011 41.76 +2.76 +7.07%
2010 39 +2.28 +6.19%
2009 36.73 +2.22 +6.42%
2008 34.51 +2.12 +6.55%
2007 32.39 +2.07 +6.84%
2006 30.32 +2.03 +7.19%
2005 28.28 +2.01 +7.65%
2004 26.27 +1.98 +8.15%
2003 24.29 +1.93 +8.64%
2002 22.36 +1.91 +9.31%
2001 20.46 +1.87 +10.07%
2000 18.58 +1.85 +11.06%
1999 16.73 +1.82 +12.23%
1998 14.91 +1.8 +13.76%
1997 13.11 +1.77 +15.61%
1996 11.34 +1.74 +18.08%
1995 9.6 +1.71 +21.64%
1994 7.89 +1.67 +26.92%
1993 6.22 +1.63 +35.56%
1992 4.59 +1.59 +52.85%
1991 3 +1.53 +103.73%
1990 1.47

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Total CO2 emissions of a country from 1750 through the year shown. It is cumulative emissions rather than current ones that determine the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and the warming already reached, which makes this indicator the basis of the argument about the historical responsibility of countries that industrialized earlier.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.