Food Transport — Emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.0129 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — emissions in Lesotho stood at 0.0129 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0137 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 kt, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 151st out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0069 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0069 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.007 kt | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.007 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 kt | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 kt | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0076 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0077 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0077 kt | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 kt | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 kt | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.008 kt | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 kt | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 kt | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 kt | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 kt | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 kt | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 kt | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 kt | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 kt | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0126 kt | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 kt | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 kt | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 kt | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 kt | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 kt | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 kt | +6.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0129 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0579 kt, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0129 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0288 kt, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0072 kt | 0.0069 kt | 0.0074 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 kt | 0.0076 kt | 0.0096 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 kt | 0.0098 kt | 0.0137 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 kt | 0.0114 kt | 0.0129 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 148 Martinique 0.0147 kt compare
- 149 Guadeloupe 0.0144 kt compare
- 150 Curaçao 0.0133 kt compare
- 152 Maldives 0.0128 kt compare
- 153 Somalia 0.0126 kt compare
- 154 Montenegro 0.0119 kt 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 transport — emissions in Lesotho?
- Food transport — emissions in Lesotho was 0.0129 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 kt in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for food transport — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 151st out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.