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Energy — Emissions Share in Lesotho

Lesotho: Energy — Emissions Share was 33.92 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.92 %
Change on year
up 23.6%
World rank
57th
of 205 countries
All-time high
41.27 %
in 2020
All-time low
27.44 %
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 30.1 %1991: 30.5 %1992: 28.4 %1993: 29.1 %1994: 29.7 %1995: 31.1 %1996: 32 %1997: 30.6 %1998: 33.1 %1999: 28.8 %2000: 30.2 %2001: 29.6 %2002: 32 %2003: 31.6 %2004: 32.9 %2005: 31.2 %2006: 32.6 %2007: 31.9 %2008: 32.8 %2009: 33 %2010: 33 %2011: 32.3 %2012: 32.1 %2013: 33.4 %2014: 33.6 %2015: 33.4 %2016: 33.5 %2017: 31.2 %2018: 32.6 %2019: 35.9 %2020: 41.3 %2021: 38.2 %2022: 27.4 %2023: 33.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 33.92 % for energy — emissions share in 2023.

The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 41.27 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.44 %, in 2022.

Lesotho ranks 57th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.35 % 28.38 % 33.14 % 10
2000s 31.78 % 29.64 % 33.02 % 10
2010s 33.11 % 31.17 % 35.92 % 10
2020s 35.22 % 27.44 % 41.27 % 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 54 Turks and Caicos Islands 34.66 % compare
  2. 55 OECD 34.55 % compare
  3. 56 Uganda 34.37 % compare
  4. 58 Burundi 33.38 % compare
  5. 59 Uzbekistan 32.97 % compare
  6. 60 Melanesia 32.96 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions share in Lesotho?
Energy — emissions share in Lesotho was 33.92 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 41.27 % in 2020.
What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 27.44 % in 2022.
How does Lesotho rank for energy — emissions share?
Lesotho ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.