Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.002 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.002 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.002 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 149th out of 196 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 kt per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.002 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 146 Tajikistan 0.002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 147 Algeria 0.002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 148 Kenya 0.002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 150 Turkmenistan 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 151 Laos 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 152 Malawi 0.0014 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 transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.002 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.