Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 32.36 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho is 32.36 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 47.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho peaked at 53.7 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.2 kt, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.82 kt | — |
| 1962 | 32.92 kt | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 32.88 kt | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 32.84 kt | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 34.57 kt | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 33.64 kt | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 34.53 kt | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 35.85 kt | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 35.06 kt | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 32.52 kt | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 34.37 kt | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 26.6 kt | -22.6% |
| 1973 | 27.95 kt | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 35.46 kt | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 26.43 kt | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 21.98 kt | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 26.6 kt | +21.0% |
| 1978 | 30.89 kt | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 28.53 kt | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 27.43 kt | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 27.45 kt | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 24.05 kt | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 22.94 kt | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 25.68 kt | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 26.8 kt | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 23.53 kt | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 29.22 kt | +24.2% |
| 1988 | 36.47 kt | +24.8% |
| 1989 | 29.86 kt | -18.1% |
| 1990 | 33.96 kt | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 19.2 kt | -43.5% |
| 1992 | 21.12 kt | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 24.43 kt | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 38.74 kt | +58.6% |
| 1995 | 20.78 kt | -46.4% |
| 1996 | 39.18 kt | +88.5% |
| 1997 | 34.29 kt | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 26.27 kt | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 31.91 kt | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 39.69 kt | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 53.7 kt | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 37.84 kt | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 30.78 kt | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 24.21 kt | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 20.71 kt | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 23.71 kt | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 23.4 kt | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.04 kt | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 23.17 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.89 kt | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 26.6 kt | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.65 kt | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 34.75 kt | +53.4% |
| 2014 | 39.22 kt | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 21.75 kt | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2 kt | -43.9% |
| 2017 | 35.51 kt | +190.9% |
| 2018 | 36.93 kt | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 17.33 kt | -53.1% |
| 2020 | 17.73 kt | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 25.67 kt | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 21.97 kt | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 32.36 kt | +47.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 32.36 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.3 kt, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 32.36 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 118.98 kt, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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 | +190.9% | 12.2 kt | 35.51 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.9 kt | 32.82 kt | 35.85 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.13 kt | 21.98 kt | 35.46 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.34 kt | 22.94 kt | 36.47 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.99 kt | 19.2 kt | 39.18 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.03 kt | 20.71 kt | 53.7 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.38 kt | 12.2 kt | 39.22 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.43 kt | 17.73 kt | 32.36 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho was 32.36 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 kt in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq)?
- Lesotho ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.