AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Lesotho is 0.53 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.91 t CO2eq/cap in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 121st out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.787 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.806 t CO2eq/cap | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | 0.87 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.683 t CO2eq/cap | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.78 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1962 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Lesotho?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Lesotho was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 t CO2eq/cap in 1999.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 121st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.