Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases was 0.0089 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Lesotho is 0.0089 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Lesotho peaked at 0.0089 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 57th 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) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 1994 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0089 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 kt per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0089 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases 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 | +88.8% | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 54 Togo 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
- 55 El Salvador 0.0091 kt per square kilometre compare
- 56 Panama 0.009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 58 Jamaica 0.0088 kt per square kilometre compare
- 59 Eswatini 0.0085 kt per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0084 kt per square kilometre 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 (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Lesotho?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Lesotho was 0.0089 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.