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Lesotho CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
1,000,558
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.92%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
0.41
tons per person
  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Lesotho were 1,000,558 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 0.92% over the previous year, representing an increase by 9,083 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 991,475 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Lesotho are equivalent to 0.41 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.41 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0.3% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Lesotho

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 1,000,558 0.92% 0.41 0.0025%
2023 991,475 1.06% 0.41 0.0025%
2022 981,101 28.36% 0.41 0.0025%
2021 764,362 8.7% 0.33 0.0020%
2020 703,214 −10.24% 0.3 0.0019%
2019 783,417 3.4% 0.34 0.0021%
2018 757,661 5.33% 0.33 0.0020%
2017 719,342 9.4% 0.32 0.0019%
2016 657,544 10.21% 0.3 0.0018%
2015 596,631 −0.41% 0.27 0.0016%
2014 599,060 3.09% 0.28 0.0016%
2013 581,105 0.81% 0.27 0.0016%
2012 576,427 5.92% 0.28 0.0016%
2011 544,217 4.2% 0.26 0.0016%
2010 522,275 1.96% 0.26 0.0015%
2009 512,231 17.35% 0.25 0.0016%
2008 436,507 −18.53% 0.22 0.0013%
2007 535,802 29.29% 0.27 0.0017%
2006 414,408 1.59% 0.21 0.0013%
2005 407,924 0.23% 0.21 0.0014%
2004 407,007 3.83% 0.21 0.0014%
2003 391,983 1.71% 0.2 0.0014%
2002 385,398 5.57% 0.2 0.0015%
2001 365,075 4.08% 0.19 0.0014%
2000 350,778 165.88% 0.19 0.0014%
1999 131,929 4.25% 0.07 0.00053%
1998 126,547 −1.66% 0.07 0.00051%
1997 128,680 −0.65% 0.07 0.00052%
1996 129,528 3.51% 0.07 0.00054%
1995 125,140 2.76% 0.07 0.00053%
1994 121,782 9% 0.07 0.00053%
1993 111,731 −3.41% 0.07 0.00049%
1992 115,674 −15.07% 0.07 0.00051%
1991 136,202 25.16% 0.08 0.00060%
1990 108,826 −22.16% 0.07 0.00048%
1989 139,813 33.21% 0.09 0.00063%
1988 104,954 −36.27% 0.07 0.00048%
1987 164,677 40.17% 0.11 0.00078%
1986 117,487 8.7% 0.08 0.00057%
1985 108,079 9.34% 0.07 0.00054%
1984 98,848 −3.31% 0.07 0.00050%
1983 102,229 9.33% 0.07 0.00053%
1982 93,507 −6.95% 0.07 0.00049%
1981 100,486 −4.12% 0.07 0.00052%
1980 104,804 −1.74% 0.08 0.00053%
1979 106,663 15.13% 0.08 0.00053%
1978 92,645 1.64% 0.07 0.00048%
1977 91,146 3.52% 0.08 0.00048%
1976 88,044 3.64% 0.07 0.00048%
1975 84,955 3.83% 0.07 0.00049%
1974 81,818 7.79% 0.07 0.00047%
1973 75,905 3.45% 0.07 0.00043%
1972 73,372 −0.42% 0.07 0.00045%
1971 73,685 0.07% 0.07 0.00047%
1970 73,633 – 0.07 0.00047%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).