Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0164 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0164 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0184 kt per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0164 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0142 kt per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0164 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0173 kt per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +46.7% | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | 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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0164 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 kt per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.