AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0003 kt per person for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0006 kt per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 106th 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 kt per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 kt per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kt per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt per person | +36.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per person | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per person | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kt per person | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 kt per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per person | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per person | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kt per person | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per person | +78.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per person | -31.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0003 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 kt per person, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0003 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 kt per person, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 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 | +78.6% | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Lesotho?
- Afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 106th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.