Ghana vs Lesotho: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
145th
Lesotho rank
142nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 142nd of 201 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.1044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ghana ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 142nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.