Lesotho vs Madagascar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Lesotho
0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
142nd
Madagascar rank
140th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 142nd and Madagascar ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1860s | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.6521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.8156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.22 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 Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 142nd and Madagascar ranks 140th 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.