Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho

Lesotho: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 11.58 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling

Latest (2050)
11.58 kt
World rank
112th
of 183 countries
All-time high
17.85 kt
in 1968
All-time low
3.1 kt
in 2019
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1961–2050

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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 112th out of 183 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) in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Lesotho, 1961 to 2050.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 109 Panama 13.29 kt compare
  2. 110 Eswatini 13.02 kt compare
  3. 111 Belgium 12.47 kt compare
  4. 113 Niger 10.59 kt compare
  5. 114 Belgium-Luxembourg 10.25 kt compare
  6. 115 Guyana 10.07 kt compare

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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 112th out of 183 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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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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