Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Emissions from livestock — Emissions was 2.7 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions in Lesotho, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.7 kt for emissions from livestock — emissions in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 2.7 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 1.08 kt, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 139th out of 228 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 kt | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 1.34 kt | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 1.26 kt | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 1.49 kt | +18.3% |
| 1966 | 1.25 kt | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 1.48 kt | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 1.43 kt | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.58 kt | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 1.82 kt | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 1.72 kt | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 1.68 kt | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 1.66 kt | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.72 kt | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.74 kt | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.7 kt | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.49 kt | -12.2% |
| 1978 | 1.49 kt | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.56 kt | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.7 kt | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 1.71 kt | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.78 kt | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.7 kt | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.68 kt | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.77 kt | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1.8 kt | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.09 kt | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 2.06 kt | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.93 kt | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 1.73 kt | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 1.73 kt | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.9 kt | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.86 kt | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.79 kt | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kt | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6 kt | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.72 kt | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.41 kt | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 2.11 kt | +49.8% |
| 2000 | 2.02 kt | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.02 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.82 kt | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.82 kt | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.79 kt | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2 kt | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.96 kt | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.98 kt | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.88 kt | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.89 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.85 kt | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.85 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.87 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.74 kt | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7 kt | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.68 kt | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.63 kt | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.81 kt | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.66 kt | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.44 kt | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 kt | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 kt | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 2.13 kt | +87.1% |
| 2023 | 1.45 kt | -31.8% |
| 2030 | 2.35 kt | +61.4% |
| 2050 | 2.7 kt | +15.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.7 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.25 kt, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.7 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.16 kt, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +87.1% | 1.14 kt | 2.13 kt |
| 2030 | +61.4% | 1.45 kt | 2.35 kt |
| 1999 | +49.8% | 1.41 kt | 2.11 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 kt | 1.25 kt | 1.58 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.66 kt | 1.49 kt | 1.82 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 kt | 1.68 kt | 2.09 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 kt | 1.41 kt | 2.11 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 kt | 1.79 kt | 2.02 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 kt | 1.44 kt | 1.87 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 kt | 1.08 kt | 2.13 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 2.35 kt | 2.35 kt | 2.35 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 2.7 kt | 2.7 kt | 2.7 kt | 1 |
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 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions in Lesotho?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions in Lesotho was 2.7 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 kt in 2050.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 kt in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for emissions from livestock — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 228 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 Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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