Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.6% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 40th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +69.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +89.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +280.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +64.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per 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 | +280.6% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 37 Croatia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 38 Czechia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 39 Denmark 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 42 Germany 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 43 Italy 0.0001 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 burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in Lesotho?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in Lesotho was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per?
- Lesotho ranks 40th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.