AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0009 kt per square kilometre for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 102nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -30.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0009 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0009 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +80.6% | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 99 Lithuania 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 100 Zambia 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 101 Lebanon 0.001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 103 North Macedonia 0.0009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0009 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 kt per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 102nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- AFOLU — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.