All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho

Lesotho: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) was 2.14 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.14 kt
Change on year
down 23.2%
World rank
164th
of 257 countries
All-time high
2.93 kt
in 1999
All-time low
1.72 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 2.4 kt1991: 2.4 kt1992: 2.5 kt1993: 2.5 kt1994: 2.5 kt1995: 2.4 kt1996: 2.4 kt1997: 2.5 kt1998: 2.3 kt1999: 2.9 kt2000: 2.9 kt2001: 2.9 kt2002: 2.6 kt2003: 2.6 kt2004: 2.5 kt2005: 2.7 kt2006: 2.7 kt2007: 2.8 kt2008: 2.6 kt2009: 2.6 kt2010: 2.6 kt2011: 2.7 kt2012: 2.6 kt2013: 2.5 kt2014: 2.5 kt2015: 2.4 kt2016: 2.3 kt2017: 2.5 kt2018: 2.4 kt2019: 2.1 kt2020: 1.7 kt2021: 1.8 kt2022: 2.8 kt2023: 2.1 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Lesotho is 2.14 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 2.93 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.72 kt, in 2020.

Lesotho ranks 164th of 257 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.

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.39 kt —
1991 2.36 kt -1.2%
1992 2.54 kt +7.5%
1993 2.51 kt -1.0%
1994 2.48 kt -1.1%
1995 2.39 kt -3.8%
1996 2.42 kt +1.4%
1997 2.51 kt +3.4%
1998 2.25 kt -10.1%
1999 2.93 kt +30.1%
2000 2.87 kt -2.1%
2001 2.86 kt -0.2%
2002 2.56 kt -10.7%
2003 2.61 kt +2.1%
2004 2.47 kt -5.5%
2005 2.7 kt +9.4%
2006 2.67 kt -1.0%
2007 2.78 kt +4.0%
2008 2.57 kt -7.5%
2009 2.62 kt +2.1%
2010 2.58 kt -1.6%
2011 2.66 kt +2.9%
2012 2.6 kt -2.2%
2013 2.51 kt -3.2%
2014 2.47 kt -1.7%
2015 2.37 kt -4.0%
2016 2.32 kt -2.1%
2017 2.5 kt +7.9%
2018 2.36 kt -6.0%
2019 2.11 kt -10.4%
2020 1.72 kt -18.6%
2021 1.84 kt +7.1%
2022 2.79 kt +51.7%
2023 2.14 kt -23.2%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 2.14 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 kt, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 2.14 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.36 kt, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +51.7% 1.84 kt 2.79 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.48 kt 2.25 kt 2.93 kt 10
2000s 2.67 kt 2.47 kt 2.87 kt 10
2010s 2.45 kt 2.11 kt 2.66 kt 10
2020s 2.12 kt 1.72 kt 2.79 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 161 Armenia 2.49 kt compare
  2. 162 Guyana 2.32 kt compare
  3. 163 Gabon 2.31 kt compare
  4. 165 Liberia 1.88 kt compare
  5. 166 China, Hong Kong SAR 1.85 kt compare
  6. 167 North Macedonia 1.81 kt compare

See the full ranking of 291 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions in Lesotho?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions in Lesotho was 2.14 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2.93 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.72 kt in 2020.
How does Lesotho rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions?
Lesotho ranks 164th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
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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