Lesotho Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
3,054,965
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
−0.52%
decrease
Global Share
0.01%
Per Capita
1.25
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Lesotho were 3,054,965 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions decreased by −0.52% over the previous year, representing a decrease by −15,993 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 3,070,958 tons.
- Per capita: 1.25 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.566.3 t).
- Lesotho accounts for 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,054,965 | 1,000,558 | 1,599,258 | 455,149 | – | 1.25 | −0.52% | 0.0057% |
| 2023 | 3,070,958 | 991,475 | 1,614,877 | 464,606 | – | 1.27 | 5.48% | 0.0058% |
| 2022 | 2,911,493 | 981,101 | 1,499,352 | 431,040 | – | 1.22 | 11.07% | 0.0056% |
| 2021 | 2,621,381 | 764,362 | 1,444,827 | 412,191 | – | 1.12 | 5.92% | 0.0051% |
| 2020 | 2,474,945 | 703,214 | 1,387,591 | 384,140 | – | 1.07 | −11.98% | 0.0051% |
| 2019 | 2,811,948 | 783,417 | 1,570,190 | 458,341 | – | 1.23 | −4.02% | 0.0055% |
| 2018 | 2,929,748 | 757,661 | 1,669,967 | 502,121 | – | 1.29 | −3.35% | 0.0058% |
| 2017 | 3,031,365 | 719,342 | 1,770,400 | 541,622 | – | 1.36 | 7.46% | 0.0061% |
| 2016 | 2,820,992 | 657,544 | 1,658,926 | 504,521 | – | 1.28 | 1.31% | 0.0058% |
| 2015 | 2,784,559 | 596,631 | 1,672,625 | 515,303 | – | 1.28 | −1.19% | 0.0057% |
| 2014 | 2,818,088 | 599,060 | 1,694,496 | 524,532 | – | 1.31 | 0.28% | 0.0058% |
| 2013 | 2,810,297 | 581,105 | 1,696,171 | 533,021 | – | 1.33 | −3.32% | 0.0058% |
| 2012 | 2,906,798 | 576,427 | 1,763,972 | 566,399 | – | 1.39 | 2.22% | 0.0061% |
| 2011 | 2,843,568 | 544,217 | 1,735,165 | 564,185 | – | 1.38 | 1.31% | 0.0061% |
| 2010 | 2,806,917 | 522,275 | 1,720,288 | 564,354 | – | 1.38 | 0.19% | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | 2,801,505 | 512,231 | 1,719,622 | 569,652 | – | 1.39 | 3.63% | 0.0065% |
| 2008 | 2,703,349 | 436,507 | 1,700,611 | 566,230 | – | 1.35 | −4.79% | 0.0062% |
| 2007 | 2,839,410 | 535,802 | 1,710,626 | 592,982 | – | 1.43 | 5.05% | 0.0065% |
| 2006 | 2,702,887 | 414,408 | 1,705,110 | 583,370 | – | 1.38 | −1.54% | 0.0064% |
| 2005 | 2,745,129 | 407,924 | 1,746,438 | 590,767 | – | 1.41 | 6.61% | 0.0067% |
| 2004 | 2,575,021 | 407,007 | 1,624,015 | 543,999 | – | 1.33 | −0.26% | 0.0065% |
| 2003 | 2,581,706 | 391,983 | 1,639,899 | 549,825 | – | 1.35 | 1.42% | 0.0068% |
| 2002 | 2,545,557 | 385,398 | 1,613,545 | 546,614 | – | 1.34 | −5.06% | 0.0070% |
| 2001 | 2,681,112 | 365,075 | 1,719,973 | 596,064 | – | 1.42 | 0.49% | 0.0074% |
| 2000 | 2,668,045 | 350,778 | 1,730,711 | 586,556 | – | 1.43 | 5.41% | 0.0075% |
| 1999 | 2,531,109 | 131,929 | 1,792,128 | 607,051 | – | 1.37 | 30.17% | 0.0072% |
| 1998 | 1,944,462 | 126,547 | 1,363,653 | 454,262 | – | 1.06 | −11.29% | 0.0056% |
| 1997 | 2,191,936 | 128,680 | 1,539,330 | 523,926 | – | 1.21 | 3.77% | 0.0063% |
| 1996 | 2,112,357 | 129,528 | 1,482,527 | 500,303 | – | 1.18 | −3.75% | 0.0062% |
| 1995 | 2,194,679 | 125,140 | 1,544,137 | 525,402 | – | 1.25 | −2.1% | 0.0065% |
| 1994 | 2,241,704 | 121,782 | 1,578,921 | 541,000 | – | 1.29 | −2.35% | 0.0069% |
| 1993 | 2,295,731 | 111,731 | 1,627,720 | 556,280 | – | 1.35 | −1.67% | 0.0071% |
| 1992 | 2,334,757 | 115,674 | 1,657,157 | 561,926 | – | 1.4 | 7.51% | 0.0072% |
| 1991 | 2,171,644 | 136,202 | 1,522,053 | 513,390 | – | 1.33 | 2.02% | 0.0067% |
| 1990 | 2,128,552 | 108,826 | 1,504,016 | 515,710 | – | 1.33 | −1.05% | 0.0066% |
| 1989 | 2,151,101 | 139,813 | 1,456,820 | 554,468 | – | 1.36 | −3% | 0.0067% |
| 1988 | 2,217,610 | 104,954 | 1,532,085 | 580,571 | – | 1.43 | −3.38% | 0.0071% |
| 1987 | 2,295,148 | 164,677 | 1,546,825 | 583,646 | – | 1.5 | 14.76% | 0.0076% |
| 1986 | 1,999,985 | 117,487 | 1,366,076 | 516,422 | – | 1.33 | 1.45% | 0.0067% |
| 1985 | 1,971,438 | 108,079 | 1,352,230 | 511,130 | – | 1.34 | 4.26% | 0.0068% |
| 1984 | 1,890,969 | 98,848 | 1,301,547 | 490,573 | – | 1.31 | −1.14% | 0.0066% |
| 1983 | 1,912,861 | 102,229 | 1,312,087 | 498,545 | – | 1.36 | −1.65% | 0.0068% |
| 1982 | 1,944,881 | 93,507 | 1,343,930 | 507,444 | – | 1.41 | 1.47% | 0.0070% |
| 1981 | 1,916,680 | 100,486 | 1,319,431 | 496,764 | – | 1.43 | 0.65% | 0.0069% |
| 1980 | 1,904,292 | 104,804 | 1,304,136 | 495,352 | – | 1.45 | 6% | 0.0067% |
| 1979 | 1,796,550 | 106,663 | 1,223,378 | 466,509 | – | 1.41 | 4.59% | 0.0063% |
| 1978 | 1,717,673 | 92,645 | 1,175,830 | 449,199 | – | 1.38 | 1.24% | 0.0061% |
| 1977 | 1,696,574 | 91,146 | 1,163,301 | 442,128 | – | 1.4 | −7.48% | 0.0062% |
| 1976 | 1,833,811 | 88,044 | 1,268,948 | 476,820 | – | 1.55 | −1.24% | 0.0069% |
| 1975 | 1,856,914 | 84,955 | 1,288,990 | 482,969 | – | 1.61 | 2.86% | 0.0073% |
| 1974 | 1,805,253 | 81,818 | 1,252,810 | 470,625 | – | 1.61 | 3.35% | 0.0071% |
| 1973 | 1,746,804 | 75,905 | 1,214,184 | 456,715 | – | 1.59 | −1.25% | 0.0069% |
| 1972 | 1,768,973 | 73,372 | 1,229,558 | 466,043 | – | 1.64 | −2.4% | 0.0073% |
| 1971 | 1,812,429 | 73,685 | 1,262,100 | 476,644 | – | 1.72 | −4.99% | 0.0078% |
| 1970 | 1,907,717 | 73,633 | 1,333,288 | 500,795 | – | 1.85 | – | 0.0082% |
See also
- Lesotho CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Lesotho
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).