Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 243.38 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Lesotho stood at 243.38 TJ.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Lesotho peaked at 364.39 TJ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.62 TJ, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 170th out of 203 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.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.62 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 87.7 TJ | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 98.28 TJ | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 108.86 TJ | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 125.5 TJ | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 133.06 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 139.1 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 167.83 TJ | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 166.32 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 161.78 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 157.25 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 169.34 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 172.37 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 179.47 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 191.27 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 196.71 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 222.11 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 244.04 TJ | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 257.95 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 249.33 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 279.57 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 316.92 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 321.6 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 340.05 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 322.96 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 320.54 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 364.39 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 213.65 TJ | -41.4% |
| 2018 | 334.91 TJ | +56.8% |
| 2019 | 327.14 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 205.36 TJ | -37.2% |
| 2021 | 214.17 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 241.24 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 243.38 TJ | +0.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 243.38 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,240 TJ, 11% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 243.38 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,155 TJ, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126.71 TJ | 78.62 TJ | 167.83 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.98 TJ | 157.25 TJ | 257.95 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 314.17 TJ | 213.65 TJ | 364.39 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 226.04 TJ | 205.36 TJ | 243.38 TJ | 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 — energy use in Lesotho?
- Food retail — energy use in Lesotho was 243.38 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 364.39 TJ in 2016.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.62 TJ in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for food retail — energy use?
- Lesotho ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.