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
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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 0.0138 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.