Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production was 6.31 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/Int$.
Analysis
In 2023, farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho stood at 6.31 kg CO2eq/Int$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho peaked at 12.2 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.16 kg CO2eq/Int$, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 12.2 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +63.1% |
| 1992 | 11.5 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 10.42 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 8.91 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 9.51 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 7.97 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 8.14 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.88 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.73 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 9.15 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 7.78 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 8.17 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 8.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 8.39 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 8.65 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.36 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 8.94 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 8.23 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 9.18 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 7.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 7.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.91 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.16 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 7.32 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.75 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 7.09 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.93 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.16 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 5.19 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.02 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +93.1% |
| 2023 | 6.31 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.37 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 7.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 12.2 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.68 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 7.78 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 9.36 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 6.85 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 7.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 5.16 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10.02 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho?
- Farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Lesotho was 6.31 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.