Energy — Emissions Share in Lesotho
Lesotho: Energy — Emissions Share was 13.77 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions share in Lesotho stood at 13.77 %.
The figure is up 28.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 17.71 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.68 %, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 60th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.59 % | 10.95 % | 13.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.94 % | 11.49 % | 14.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.48 % | 12.62 % | 14.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.61 % | 10.68 % | 17.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1962 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions share in Lesotho?
- Energy — emissions share in Lesotho was 13.77 % 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 17.71 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.68 % in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for energy — emissions share?
- Lesotho ranks 60th 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 2.7%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.