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Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho

Lesotho: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0006 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023

0000.0010.0010.001196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Lesotho ranks 79th of 185 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.

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0002 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1963 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1964 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1965 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1966 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1967 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1968 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1969 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1970 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1971 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1972 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1973 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1974 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
1975 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
1976 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
1977 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1978 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1979 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1980 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1981 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1982 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1983 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1984 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1985 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1986 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1987 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1988 0.0003 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
1989 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1990 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +46.7%
1991 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1992 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1994 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1996 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1997 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1999 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +8.8%
2000 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2001 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -3.7%
2002 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2003 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2004 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2006 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2007 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2009 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2010 0.0007 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2011 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2012 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2013 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2014 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
2015 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2016 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2017 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -1.6%
2018 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2019 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2020 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0006 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
2022 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2023 0.0006 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0006 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0006 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +46.7% 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 76 Liberia 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 77 Greece 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 78 Tunisia 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 80 Romania 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 81 Japan 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 82 Mongolia 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2009.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Lesotho rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.

Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

  • Energy — Emissions 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.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.