Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 Mt CO2e per person for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Lesotho peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 1993.
That places Lesotho 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +37.1% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -37.6% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +30.5% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +165.9% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 Mt CO2e per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +165.9% | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person |
| 1988 | -37.6% | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Lesotho?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Lesotho was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1993.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.