AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho
Lesotho: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 1.59 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions in Lesotho is 1.59 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 2.4 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.16 kt, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 159th out of 257 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 (N2O) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.86 kt | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.03 kt | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 2.01 kt | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.98 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.88 kt | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 1.9 kt | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.01 kt | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.82 kt | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.4 kt | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 2.31 kt | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.29 kt | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.99 kt | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 2.03 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.89 kt | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1 kt | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 2.07 kt | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.16 kt | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.96 kt | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.99 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.96 kt | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.03 kt | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.99 kt | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.92 kt | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.89 kt | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8 kt | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.75 kt | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.94 kt | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8 kt | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.55 kt | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kt | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kt | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 2.24 kt | +73.8% |
| 2023 | 1.59 kt | -28.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.59 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.04 kt, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.59 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.68 kt, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +73.8% | 1.29 kt | 2.24 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.98 kt | 1.82 kt | 2.4 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 kt | 1.89 kt | 2.31 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 kt | 1.55 kt | 2.03 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 kt | 1.16 kt | 2.24 kt | 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 in Lesotho?
- Afolu — emissions in Lesotho was 1.59 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 kt in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for afolu — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf