Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.6213 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2020
All-time low
0.106 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1977
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Lesotho is 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Lesotho peaked at 0.6213 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.106 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1977.
Lesotho ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1448 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 0.1471 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1472 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1479 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1595 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1506 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1589 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1687 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1656 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1782 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1742 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg | +46.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1859 kg CO2eq/kg | -27.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1339 kg CO2eq/kg | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1712 kg CO2eq/kg | +27.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1837 kg CO2eq/kg | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.106 kg CO2eq/kg | -42.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1072 kg CO2eq/kg | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1247 kg CO2eq/kg | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1598 kg CO2eq/kg | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1923 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1863 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.195 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1604 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1777 kg CO2eq/kg | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1999 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1559 kg CO2eq/kg | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1498 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1403 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2855 kg CO2eq/kg | +103.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2252 kg CO2eq/kg | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1594 kg CO2eq/kg | -29.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1738 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2559 kg CO2eq/kg | +47.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1522 kg CO2eq/kg | -40.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1664 kg CO2eq/kg | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1528 kg CO2eq/kg | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1835 kg CO2eq/kg | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2651 kg CO2eq/kg | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2106 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2524 kg CO2eq/kg | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2643 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2215 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1855 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2719 kg CO2eq/kg | +46.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3255 kg CO2eq/kg | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3157 kg CO2eq/kg | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3126 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1552 kg CO2eq/kg | -50.4% |
| 2011 | 0.256 kg CO2eq/kg | +64.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2234 kg CO2eq/kg | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3234 kg CO2eq/kg | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3389 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2626 kg CO2eq/kg | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4753 kg CO2eq/kg | +81.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1644 kg CO2eq/kg | -65.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2339 kg CO2eq/kg | +42.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4937 kg CO2eq/kg | +111.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6213 kg CO2eq/kg | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2611 kg CO2eq/kg | -58.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2665 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg | -15.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1861 kg CO2eq/kg, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1721 kg CO2eq/kg, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1545 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1448 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1687 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.162 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.106 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.255 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1718 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.141 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1999 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1895 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1403 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2855 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2625 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1855 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.3255 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2927 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.1552 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.4937 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3438 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.6213 kg CO2eq/kg | 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 intensity in Lesotho?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Lesotho was 0.2261 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6213 kg CO2eq/kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.106 kg CO2eq/kg in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
- Lesotho ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 intensity. 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.