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
164th
of 206 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

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Lesotho is 18.52 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 164th out of 206 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. 161 Belize 23.25 kt compare
  2. 162 Antigua and Barbuda 23.05 kt compare
  3. 163 Cabo Verde 19.61 kt compare
  4. 165 Eswatini 18.48 kt compare
  5. 166 Equatorial Guinea 18.33 kt compare
  6. 167 Bhutan 18.21 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 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 164th out of 206 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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About this data

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
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.