Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Lesotho

Lesotho: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.0086 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0086 kt
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
164th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.022 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0.0067 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Lesotho, 1990–2023

0.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.007 kt1991: 0.007 kt1992: 0.007 kt1993: 0.007 kt1994: 0.007 kt1995: 0.009 kt1996: 0.01 kt1997: 0.011 kt1998: 0.01 kt1999: 0.011 kt2000: 0.011 kt2001: 0.01 kt2002: 0.01 kt2003: 0.01 kt2004: 0.012 kt2005: 0.011 kt2006: 0.01 kt2007: 0.011 kt2008: 0.013 kt2009: 0.014 kt2010: 0.013 kt2011: 0.018 kt2012: 0.018 kt2013: 0.022 kt2014: 0.016 kt2015: 0.015 kt2016: 0.016 kt2017: 0.012 kt2018: 0.014 kt2019: 0.013 kt2020: 0.012 kt2021: 0.012 kt2022: 0.012 kt2023: 0.009 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Lesotho is 0.0086 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Lesotho peaked at 0.022 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 kt, in 1990.

Lesotho ranks 164th of 190 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Lesotho, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0067 kt
1991 0.0071 kt +6.0%
1992 0.0074 kt +4.2%
1993 0.007 kt -5.4%
1994 0.0073 kt +4.3%
1995 0.0095 kt +30.1%
1996 0.0097 kt +2.1%
1997 0.0106 kt +9.3%
1998 0.0103 kt -2.8%
1999 0.0109 kt +5.8%
2000 0.0108 kt -0.9%
2001 0.0096 kt -11.1%
2002 0.0097 kt +1.0%
2003 0.0101 kt +4.1%
2004 0.0122 kt +20.8%
2005 0.011 kt -9.8%
2006 0.01 kt -9.1%
2007 0.0112 kt +12.0%
2008 0.0127 kt +13.4%
2009 0.0137 kt +7.9%
2010 0.0134 kt -2.2%
2011 0.0185 kt +38.1%
2012 0.0183 kt -1.1%
2013 0.022 kt +20.2%
2014 0.0164 kt -25.5%
2015 0.0147 kt -10.4%
2016 0.0164 kt +11.6%
2017 0.012 kt -26.8%
2018 0.0144 kt +20.0%
2019 0.013 kt -9.7%
2020 0.0123 kt -5.4%
2021 0.0121 kt -1.6%
2022 0.0119 kt -1.7%
2023 0.0086 kt -27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0087 kt 0.0067 kt 0.0109 kt 10
2000s 0.0111 kt 0.0096 kt 0.0137 kt 10
2010s 0.0159 kt 0.012 kt 0.022 kt 10
2020s 0.0112 kt 0.0086 kt 0.0123 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 161 Eswatini 0.0103 kt compare
  2. 162 Burundi 0.0095 kt compare
  3. 163 Equatorial Guinea 0.0089 kt compare
  4. 165 Dominica 0.0082 kt compare
  5. 166 Sierra Leone 0.0081 kt compare
  6. 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0076 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Lesotho?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Lesotho was 0.0086 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.022 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 kt in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Lesotho ranks 164th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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