India vs Lesotho: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
India
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho
0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
141st
Lesotho rank
142nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- India
- Lesotho
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
India ranks 141st 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 | India | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 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, India or Lesotho?
- India, at 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between India and Lesotho?
- 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Lesotho rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- India ranks 141st 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.