Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 106th out of 201 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 (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +78.3% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -30.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +78.3% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +48.0% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 104 Argentina 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 105 Cyprus 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 107 Finland 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tajikistan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 109 Tunisia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 106th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.