Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 11.58 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 11.58 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in 2050.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho peaked at 17.85 kt in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.1 kt, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.21 kt | — |
| 1962 | 15.34 kt | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 15.34 kt | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15.34 kt | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17.22 kt | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 15.86 kt | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 16.7 kt | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 17.85 kt | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 16.96 kt | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 15.47 kt | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 16.29 kt | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 14.37 kt | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 13.66 kt | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 15.09 kt | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 12.23 kt | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 10.09 kt | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 9.14 kt | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 11.18 kt | +22.3% |
| 1979 | 11.89 kt | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 11.47 kt | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 12.5 kt | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 11.67 kt | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 10.85 kt | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 12.1 kt | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 12.49 kt | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 12.21 kt | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.44 kt | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 17.45 kt | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 13.98 kt | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 16.23 kt | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 9.83 kt | -39.4% |
| 1992 | 10.46 kt | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 10.17 kt | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 17.34 kt | +70.5% |
| 1995 | 7.9 kt | -54.4% |
| 1996 | 15.05 kt | +90.5% |
| 1997 | 14.36 kt | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 9.24 kt | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 13.23 kt | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 15.74 kt | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 17.64 kt | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 14.3 kt | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 13.41 kt | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 12.96 kt | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.29 kt | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 12.33 kt | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 12.24 kt | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 13.69 kt | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 13.94 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.83 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.66 kt | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 12.39 kt | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 10.3 kt | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 13.02 kt | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 9.71 kt | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 4.16 kt | -57.2% |
| 2017 | 15.88 kt | +281.7% |
| 2018 | 12.2 kt | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1 kt | -74.6% |
| 2020 | 4.59 kt | +48.2% |
| 2021 | 8.33 kt | +81.4% |
| 2022 | 8.71 kt | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 14.44 kt | +65.8% |
| 2030 | 12.26 kt | -15.1% |
| 2050 | 11.58 kt | -5.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.58 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.9 kt, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.58 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.55 kt, 34% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +281.7% | 4.16 kt | 15.88 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2 kt | 15.21 kt | 17.85 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.94 kt | 9.14 kt | 16.29 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.92 kt | 10.85 kt | 17.45 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.38 kt | 7.9 kt | 17.34 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.75 kt | 11.29 kt | 17.64 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.63 kt | 3.1 kt | 15.88 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 kt | 4.59 kt | 14.44 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 12.26 kt | 12.26 kt | 12.26 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 11.58 kt | 11.58 kt | 11.58 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Timor-Leste 12.88 kt compare
- 133 East Timor 12.88 kt compare
- 135 Belgium 12.47 kt compare
- 137 Niger 10.59 kt compare
- 138 Belgium-Luxembourg 10.25 kt compare
- 139 Guyana 10.07 kt 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 burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho was 11.58 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.85 kt in 1968.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 kt in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (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