Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0001 kt per person for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -46.7% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | -60.7% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +88.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per person | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per person | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per person | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per person | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0001 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +88.7% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 1998 | -60.7% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Lesotho?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.