Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 401.66 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Lesotho stood at 401.66 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Lesotho peaked at 574.25 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 297.99 kt, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 138th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 352.08 kt | — |
| 1962 | 383.53 kt | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 362.97 kt | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 341.27 kt | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 401.24 kt | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 340.39 kt | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 400.42 kt | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 387.56 kt | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 426.76 kt | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 487.57 kt | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 462.77 kt | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 445.7 kt | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 443.32 kt | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 464.04 kt | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 465.07 kt | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 451.61 kt | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 402.27 kt | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 403.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 419.1 kt | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 454.08 kt | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 457.31 kt | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 474.43 kt | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 454.48 kt | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 449.41 kt | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 474.62 kt | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 476.23 kt | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 557.4 kt | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 553.74 kt | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 517.92 kt | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 465.87 kt | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 458.87 kt | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 505.36 kt | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 498.62 kt | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 490.09 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 462.24 kt | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 442.34 kt | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 467.04 kt | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 381.79 kt | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 565.03 kt | +48.0% |
| 2000 | 546.11 kt | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 562.7 kt | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 497.22 kt | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 491.95 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 470.48 kt | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 520.41 kt | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 504.88 kt | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 509.38 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 494.91 kt | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 496.08 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 490.97 kt | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 496.72 kt | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 494.91 kt | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 482.88 kt | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 476.84 kt | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 446.29 kt | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 429.3 kt | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 495.34 kt | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 462.82 kt | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 392.86 kt | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 297.99 kt | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 322 kt | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 574.25 kt | +78.3% |
| 2023 | 401.66 kt | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 377.36 kt | 340.39 kt | 426.76 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 444.47 kt | 402.27 kt | 487.57 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 486.96 kt | 449.41 kt | 557.4 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 473.72 kt | 381.79 kt | 565.03 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 509.41 kt | 470.48 kt | 562.7 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 466.89 kt | 392.86 kt | 496.72 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 398.98 kt | 297.99 kt | 574.25 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 — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Lesotho?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Lesotho was 401.66 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 574.25 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 297.99 kt in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). 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