Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Lesotho

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Lesotho in 2024 — 0.004%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 214. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.004 pp.

2024 0.004% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 61of 214
Period maximum 0.004%2018
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Lesotho, 1990–202400.0010.0020.0030.00419901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0.001%1993: 0.001%1994: 0.001%1995: 0.001%1996: 0.001%1997: 0.001%1998: 0.001%1999: 0.002%2000: 0.002%2001: 0.002%2002: 0.002%2003: 0.002%2004: 0.002%2005: 0.002%2006: 0.002%2007: 0.003%2008: 0.003%2009: 0.003%2010: 0.003%2011: 0.003%2012: 0.003%2013: 0.003%2014: 0.003%2015: 0.003%2016: 0.003%2017: 0.003%2018: 0.004%2019: 0.004%2020: 0.004%2021: 0.004%2022: 0.004%2023: 0.004%2024: 0.004%
Change over the period: +0.004 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 0.004%
World computed 97.503%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.923%
Southern Africa computed 1.255%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.004 +0 pp
2023 0.004 +0 pp
2022 0.004 +0 pp
2021 0.004 +0 pp
2020 0.004 +0 pp
2019 0.004 +0 pp
2018 0.004 +0.001 pp
2017 0.003 +0 pp
2016 0.003 +0 pp
2015 0.003 +0 pp
2014 0.003 +0 pp
2013 0.003 +0 pp
2012 0.003 +0 pp
2011 0.003 +0 pp
2010 0.003 +0 pp
2009 0.003 +0 pp
2008 0.003 +0 pp
2007 0.003 +0.001 pp
2006 0.002 +0 pp
2005 0.002 +0 pp
2004 0.002 +0 pp
2003 0.002 +0 pp
2002 0.002 +0 pp
2001 0.002 +0 pp
2000 0.002 +0 pp
1999 0.002 +0.001 pp
1998 0.001 +0 pp
1997 0.001 +0 pp
1996 0.001 +0 pp
1995 0.001 +0 pp
1994 0.001 +0 pp
1993 0.001 +0 pp
1992 0.001 +0.001 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0

Southern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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