Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 0.2249 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2249 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.3053 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1299 kt, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 159th out of 226 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.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1601 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1645 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1687 kt | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.174 kt | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1673 kt | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1702 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1798 kt | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1648 kt | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1473 kt | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1299 kt | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2688 kt | +106.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2349 kt | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2545 kt | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.229 kt | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2809 kt | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2821 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.27 kt | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3053 kt | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2793 kt | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2579 kt | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2698 kt | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2798 kt | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2711 kt | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2713 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2341 kt | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2363 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2364 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 kt | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2378 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2378 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2378 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2249 kt | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2249 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2249 kt | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2249 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2249 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4885 kt, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +106.8% | 0.1299 kt | 0.2688 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1627 kt | 0.1299 kt | 0.1798 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2663 kt | 0.229 kt | 0.3053 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.251 kt | 0.2341 kt | 0.2798 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2281 kt | 0.2249 kt | 0.2378 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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Lesotho?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Lesotho was 0.2249 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3053 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1299 kt in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.