Lesotho vs Myanmar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Lesotho
0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
142nd
Myanmar rank
139th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 142nd and Myanmar ranks 139th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 10 and Myanmar in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.6521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.8156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.3515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.3189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Lesotho or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.221 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 Myanmar?
- 0.0107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Myanmar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 142nd and Myanmar ranks 139th 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.