Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) was 0.79 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from crops — emissions share in Lesotho is 0.79 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.9% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 0.91 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.17 %, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.89 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.53 % | -40.4% |
| 1992 | 0.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.52 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.91 % | +75.0% |
| 1995 | 0.42 % | -53.8% |
| 1996 | 0.82 % | +95.2% |
| 1997 | 0.75 % | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.52 % | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.59 % | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.73 % | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.83 % | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.72 % | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.66 % | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.65 % | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.53 % | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.59 % | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.58 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.66 % | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.55 % | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.59 % | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.51 % | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.65 % | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5 % | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.22 % | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 0.78 % | +254.5% |
| 2018 | 0.63 % | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 0.17 % | -73.0% |
| 2020 | 0.29 % | +70.6% |
| 2021 | 0.52 % | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 0.38 % | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 0.79 % | +107.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.79 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.46 %, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.79 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.96 %, 82% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) 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 | +254.5% | 0.22 % | 0.78 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.648 % | 0.42 % | 0.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.661 % | 0.53 % | 0.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.526 % | 0.17 % | 0.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.495 % | 0.29 % | 0.79 % | 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 emissions from crops — emissions share in Lesotho?
- Emissions from crops — emissions share in Lesotho was 0.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 % in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
- Lesotho ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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 Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.