Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0003 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0003 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0008 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 180th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 kt | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kt | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 kt | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 kt | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kt | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kt | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 kt | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kt | +37.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kt | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kt | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 kt | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kt | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt | -27.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0003 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0098 kt, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0003 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0096 kt, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.0004 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt | 0.0003 kt | 0.0005 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt | 0.0004 kt | 0.0008 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kt | 0.0003 kt | 0.0004 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 177 Burundi 0.0003 kt compare
- 178 Equatorial Guinea 0.0003 kt compare
- 179 Polynesia 0.0003 kt compare
- 181 Dominica 0.0003 kt compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 0.0003 kt compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 kt compare
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 food retail — emissions in Lesotho?
- Food retail — emissions in Lesotho was 0.0003 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for food retail — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.