Lesotho CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
1,000,558
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.92%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
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 | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 991,475 | 1.06% | 0.41 | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 981,101 | 28.36% | 0.41 | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 764,362 | 8.7% | 0.33 | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 703,214 | −10.24% | 0.3 | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 783,417 | 3.4% | 0.34 | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 757,661 | 5.33% | 0.33 | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 719,342 | 9.4% | 0.32 | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 657,544 | 10.21% | 0.3 | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 596,631 | −0.41% | 0.27 | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 599,060 | 3.09% | 0.28 | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 581,105 | 0.81% | 0.27 | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 576,427 | 5.92% | 0.28 | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 544,217 | 4.2% | 0.26 | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 522,275 | 1.96% | 0.26 | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 512,231 | 17.35% | 0.25 | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 436,507 | −18.53% | 0.22 | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 535,802 | 29.29% | 0.27 | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 414,408 | 1.59% | 0.21 | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 407,924 | 0.23% | 0.21 | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 407,007 | 3.83% | 0.21 | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 391,983 | 1.71% | 0.2 | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 385,398 | 5.57% | 0.2 | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 365,075 | 4.08% | 0.19 | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 350,778 | 165.88% | 0.19 | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 131,929 | 4.25% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 126,547 | −1.66% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 128,680 | −0.65% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 129,528 | 3.51% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 125,140 | 2.76% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 121,782 | 9% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 111,731 | −3.41% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 115,674 | −15.07% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 136,202 | 25.16% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 108,826 | −22.16% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 139,813 | 33.21% | 0.09 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 104,954 | −36.27% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 164,677 | 40.17% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 117,487 | 8.7% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 108,079 | 9.34% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 98,848 | −3.31% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 102,229 | 9.33% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 93,507 | −6.95% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 100,486 | −4.12% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 104,804 | −1.74% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 106,663 | 15.13% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 92,645 | 1.64% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 91,146 | 3.52% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 88,044 | 3.64% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 84,955 | 3.83% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 81,818 | 7.79% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 75,905 | 3.45% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 73,372 | −0.42% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 73,685 | 0.07% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 73,633 | – | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
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).