Lesotho CO₂ Emissions
Lesotho emitted 2.6 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2024, 0.01% of the global total. That ranks it 152nd of 213 countries and territories and works out at 1.1 tonnes per person.
Data year 2024 · Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) via Our World in Data
2.57 MtTotal CO₂, 2024
1.1 tPer person
0.01%Share of world total
#152Rank of 213
How much CO₂ does Lesotho emit?
Lesotho produced 2.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry in 2024. The world total was 38.6 billion tonnes, so Lesotho accounts for 0.01% of it.
With a population of about 2.3 million, that is 1.1 tonnes per person, 77% below the world average of 4.73 tonnes.