Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions was 0.0162 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0162 kt
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
153rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.0174 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.0077 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.008 kt1991: 0.008 kt1992: 0.008 kt1993: 0.008 kt1994: 0.008 kt1995: 0.008 kt1996: 0.009 kt1997: 0.009 kt1998: 0.009 kt1999: 0.009 kt2000: 0.009 kt2001: 0.009 kt2002: 0.009 kt2003: 0.009 kt2004: 0.01 kt2005: 0.009 kt2006: 0.009 kt2007: 0.009 kt2008: 0.01 kt2009: 0.012 kt2010: 0.012 kt2011: 0.012 kt2012: 0.013 kt2013: 0.013 kt2014: 0.013 kt2015: 0.014 kt2016: 0.015 kt2017: 0.016 kt2018: 0.017 kt2019: 0.017 kt2020: 0.015 kt2021: 0.016 kt2022: 0.016 kt2023: 0.016 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Lesotho stood at 0.0162 kt.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0174 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kt, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 153rd of 222 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.

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0077 kt —
1991 0.0078 kt +0.2%
1992 0.0079 kt +2.1%
1993 0.008 kt +0.6%
1994 0.0081 kt +1.8%
1995 0.0083 kt +2.0%
1996 0.0085 kt +2.6%
1997 0.0086 kt +1.0%
1998 0.0087 kt +0.7%
1999 0.0087 kt +0.8%
2000 0.0089 kt +2.2%
2001 0.0088 kt -1.1%
2002 0.009 kt +2.7%
2003 0.0091 kt +0.2%
2004 0.0096 kt +6.3%
2005 0.0093 kt -3.6%
2006 0.0092 kt -1.5%
2007 0.0091 kt -1.0%
2008 0.0104 kt +14.6%
2009 0.0118 kt +13.7%
2010 0.0118 kt -0.2%
2011 0.0125 kt +5.8%
2012 0.0127 kt +1.7%
2013 0.0126 kt -0.9%
2014 0.0127 kt +1.2%
2015 0.0139 kt +9.5%
2016 0.015 kt +7.9%
2017 0.0159 kt +6.0%
2018 0.0167 kt +4.7%
2019 0.0174 kt +4.1%
2020 0.0151 kt -13.1%
2021 0.0159 kt +5.4%
2022 0.0157 kt -1.6%
2023 0.0162 kt +3.2%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0162 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2116 kt, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0162 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0889 kt, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0082 kt 0.0077 kt 0.0087 kt 10
2000s 0.0095 kt 0.0088 kt 0.0118 kt 10
2010s 0.0141 kt 0.0118 kt 0.0174 kt 10
2020s 0.0157 kt 0.0151 kt 0.0162 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 150 Curaçao 0.0188 kt compare
  2. 151 Burundi 0.0175 kt compare
  3. 152 Maldives 0.0172 kt compare
  4. 154 Barbados 0.0159 kt compare
  5. 155 Guadeloupe 0.0158 kt compare
  6. 156 Central African Republic 0.0155 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Lesotho?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions in Lesotho was 0.0162 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0174 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kt in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions?
Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 8,972 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.