AFOLU — Emissions Share in Lesotho
Lesotho: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 74.25 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 74.25 % for afolu — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 81.48 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 67.69 %, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 108th of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 79.13 % | 77.35 % | 81.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.79 % | 75.93 % | 80.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76 % | 73.54 % | 77.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.02 % | 67.69 % | 80.19 % | 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 share in Lesotho?
- Afolu — emissions share in Lesotho was 74.25 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 81.48 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.69 % in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Share (N2O). 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.