Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) was 59.3 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 59.3 kt for food transport — emissions (co2eq) 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) in Lesotho peaked at 59.3 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.17 kt, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.17 kt | — |
| 1991 | 27.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.88 kt | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 27.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.23 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 28.58 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 28.93 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 28.93 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.29 kt | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 29.64 kt | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 29.99 kt | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 29.99 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.7 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 30.77 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30.95 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 34.77 kt | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 34 kt | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.46 kt | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 38.97 kt | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 42.6 kt | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 44.34 kt | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 45.15 kt | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 48.46 kt | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 46.04 kt | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 47.03 kt | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 51.86 kt | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 55.16 kt | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 55.28 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.87 kt | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 59.08 kt | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 45.85 kt | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 52.23 kt | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 55.84 kt | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 59.3 kt | +6.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 59.3 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372.61 kt, 16% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 59.3 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 174.18 kt, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.37 kt | 27.17 kt | 29.64 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.82 kt | 29.99 kt | 42.6 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.03 kt | 44.34 kt | 59.08 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3 kt | 45.85 kt | 59.3 kt | 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 transport — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho?
- Food transport — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho was 59.3 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.17 kt in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for food transport — emissions (co2eq)?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions (co2eq) 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.