Food Transport — Emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Food Transport — Emissions was 57.6 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57.6 kt
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
157th
of 207 countries
All-time high
57.6 kt
in 2023
All-time low
26.31 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 26.3 kt1991: 26.3 kt1992: 27 kt1993: 27 kt1994: 27.3 kt1995: 27.7 kt1996: 28 kt1997: 28 kt1998: 28.4 kt1999: 28.7 kt2000: 29 kt2001: 29 kt2002: 29.7 kt2003: 29.8 kt2004: 30 kt2005: 33.7 kt2006: 33 kt2007: 34.4 kt2008: 37.8 kt2009: 41.4 kt2010: 43 kt2011: 43.8 kt2012: 47.1 kt2013: 44.7 kt2014: 45.7 kt2015: 50.3 kt2016: 53.5 kt2017: 53.6 kt2018: 56.1 kt2019: 57.3 kt2020: 44.4 kt2021: 50.7 kt2022: 54.2 kt2023: 57.6 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Lesotho is 57.6 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 57.6 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.31 kt, in 1990.

That places Lesotho 157th out of 207 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 Transport — Emissions in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (CO2) in Lesotho, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 26.31 kt
1991 26.31 kt +0.0%
1992 27 kt +2.6%
1993 27 kt +0.0%
1994 27.34 kt +1.3%
1995 27.69 kt +1.3%
1996 28.02 kt +1.2%
1997 28.02 kt +0.0%
1998 28.36 kt +1.2%
1999 28.71 kt +1.2%
2000 29.05 kt +1.2%
2001 29.05 kt +0.0%
2002 29.74 kt +2.4%
2003 29.81 kt +0.2%
2004 29.99 kt +0.6%
2005 33.69 kt +12.4%
2006 32.98 kt -2.1%
2007 34.42 kt +4.4%
2008 37.84 kt +10.0%
2009 41.35 kt +9.3%
2010 43.05 kt +4.1%
2011 43.83 kt +1.8%
2012 47.09 kt +7.4%
2013 44.74 kt -5.0%
2014 45.67 kt +2.1%
2015 50.35 kt +10.3%
2016 53.53 kt +6.3%
2017 53.61 kt +0.1%
2018 56.13 kt +4.7%
2019 57.31 kt +2.1%
2020 44.42 kt -22.5%
2021 50.67 kt +14.1%
2022 54.24 kt +7.0%
2023 57.6 kt +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.48 kt 26.31 kt 28.71 kt 10
2000s 32.79 kt 29.05 kt 41.35 kt 10
2010s 49.53 kt 43.05 kt 57.31 kt 10
2020s 51.73 kt 44.42 kt 57.6 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 154 New Caledonia 64.86 kt compare
  2. 155 Somalia 59.64 kt compare
  3. 156 Gibraltar 58.65 kt compare
  4. 158 Malta 55.79 kt compare
  5. 159 Belize 47.89 kt compare
  6. 160 French Polynesia 45.78 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in Lesotho?
Food transport — emissions in Lesotho was 57.6 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 57.6 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 26.31 kt in 1990.
How does Lesotho rank for food transport — emissions?
Lesotho ranks 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf