Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 65.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 65.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lesotho peaked at 84.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 77.3% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 72.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 65.0% | 79.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 72.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lesotho?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Lesotho was 65.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Lesotho ranks 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.