Lesotho vs East Timor: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise
Lesotho
0.0002 °C
in 2024
East Timor
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Lesotho rank
161st
East Timor rank
159th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise over time
- Lesotho
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Lesotho, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was East Timor ahead.
Lesotho ranks 161st and East Timor ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 7 and East Timor in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise, Lesotho or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise between Lesotho and East Timor?
- 0 °C, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Lesotho ranks 161st and East Timor ranks 159th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.