Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 1.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.52 kt
Change on year
down 30.1%
World rank
138th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.17 kt
in 2022
All-time low
1.12 kt
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in Lesotho, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions in Lesotho is 1.52 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 2.17 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.12 kt, in 2020.

Lesotho ranks 138th of 220 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.42 kt 1.28 kt 1.61 kt 9
1970s 1.68 kt 1.52 kt 1.84 kt 10
1980s 1.84 kt 1.7 kt 2.1 kt 10
1990s 1.79 kt 1.44 kt 2.13 kt 10
2000s 1.92 kt 1.78 kt 2.12 kt 10
2010s 1.76 kt 1.48 kt 1.87 kt 10
2020s 1.51 kt 1.12 kt 2.17 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 135 Armenia 1.76 kt compare
  2. 136 Lebanon 1.74 kt compare
  3. 137 Guyana 1.6 kt compare
  4. 139 Slovenia 1.51 kt compare
  5. 140 Eswatini 1.24 kt compare
  6. 141 Congo 1.23 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in Lesotho?
Agricultural soils — emissions in Lesotho was 1.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.12 kt in 2020.
How does Lesotho rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
Lesotho ranks 138th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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