Food Retail — Emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Food Retail — Emissions was 18.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.52 kt
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
152nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
40.75 kt
in 2013
All-time low
10.48 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023

102030401990200620231990: 12.8 kt1991: 10.5 kt1992: 11.1 kt1993: 12.5 kt1994: 14.3 kt1995: 15.2 kt1996: 15.8 kt1997: 18.8 kt1998: 15.9 kt1999: 16.9 kt2000: 16.4 kt2001: 15.1 kt2002: 20.6 kt2003: 16.6 kt2004: 20.2 kt2005: 19.9 kt2006: 19.5 kt2007: 21.7 kt2008: 24.6 kt2009: 24.1 kt2010: 22.4 kt2011: 35.2 kt2012: 27.6 kt2013: 40.7 kt2014: 30 kt2015: 25.9 kt2016: 30.4 kt2017: 19.9 kt2018: 26.4 kt2019: 26.2 kt2020: 19.9 kt2021: 20.2 kt2022: 21.2 kt2023: 18.5 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in Lesotho stood at 18.52 kt.

That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 40.75 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.48 kt, in 1991.

That places Lesotho 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.38 kt 10.48 kt 18.78 kt 10
2000s 19.86 kt 15.07 kt 24.64 kt 10
2010s 28.47 kt 19.93 kt 40.75 kt 10
2020s 19.97 kt 18.52 kt 21.21 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 149 Suriname 24.94 kt compare
  2. 150 Belize 23.25 kt compare
  3. 151 Antigua and Barbuda 23.05 kt compare
  4. 153 Eswatini 18.48 kt compare
  5. 154 Equatorial Guinea 18.33 kt compare
  6. 155 Bhutan 18.21 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Lesotho?
Food retail — emissions in Lesotho was 18.52 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 40.75 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 10.48 kt in 1991.
How does Lesotho rank for food retail — emissions?
Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf