Lesotho vs Seychelles: Carbon intensity of GDP

Lesotho
0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Seychelles
0.4356 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
65th
Seychelles rank
63rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.4356 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Seychelles ahead.

Lesotho ranks 65th and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 199 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1905 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4045 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.214 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Seychelles
1980s 0.1512 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4717 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Seychelles
1990s 0.1024 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4633 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Seychelles
2000s 0.2516 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9254 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6738 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Seychelles
2010s 0.2797 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6598 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3802 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.3988 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4574 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Lesotho or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.4356 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Lesotho and Seychelles?
0.0128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 65th and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.