Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 1.15 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Lesotho stood at 1.15 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Lesotho peaked at 1.65 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8623 kt, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 135th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 kt | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 1.03 kt | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9699 kt | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 1.15 kt | +18.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9629 kt | -16.2% |
| 1967 | 1.14 kt | +18.3% |
| 1968 | 1.12 kt | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 1.23 kt | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 1.4 kt | +14.2% |
| 1971 | 1.32 kt | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 1.27 kt | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.26 kt | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.33 kt | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.34 kt | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.3 kt | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.17 kt | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.18 kt | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.22 kt | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.32 kt | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 1.33 kt | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.37 kt | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.31 kt | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.3 kt | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.36 kt | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 1.37 kt | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6 kt | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 1.59 kt | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.49 kt | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.34 kt | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 1.32 kt | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.48 kt | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 1.45 kt | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.42 kt | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.34 kt | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.29 kt | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.36 kt | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.11 kt | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 1.65 kt | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 1.59 kt | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.65 kt | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.45 kt | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.44 kt | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.38 kt | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.52 kt | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.47 kt | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.49 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.44 kt | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.44 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.43 kt | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.45 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.44 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4 kt | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.38 kt | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.29 kt | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.24 kt | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.41 kt | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.33 kt | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kt | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8623 kt | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9211 kt | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.64 kt | +78.2% |
| 2023 | 1.15 kt | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kt | 0.9629 kt | 1.23 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 kt | 1.17 kt | 1.4 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 kt | 1.3 kt | 1.6 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 kt | 1.11 kt | 1.65 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 kt | 1.38 kt | 1.65 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 kt | 1.12 kt | 1.45 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 kt | 0.8623 kt | 1.64 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Lesotho?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Lesotho was 1.15 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8623 kt in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct 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