Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho

Lesotho: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7.13 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.13 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 222 countries
All-time high
9.6 kt
in 2007
All-time low
3.99 kt
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1990–2023

02468101990200620231990: 5 kt1991: 5.1 kt1992: 5.3 kt1993: 5.4 kt1994: 5.2 kt1995: 5.3 kt1996: 5.6 kt1997: 5.1 kt1998: 4.6 kt1999: 4 kt2000: 8.5 kt2001: 7.4 kt2002: 8 kt2003: 7.2 kt2004: 8.9 kt2005: 8.9 kt2006: 8.5 kt2007: 9.6 kt2008: 8.8 kt2009: 8.1 kt2010: 8.5 kt2011: 8.8 kt2012: 8.5 kt2013: 8.5 kt2014: 7.4 kt2015: 7.5 kt2016: 7.5 kt2017: 7.5 kt2018: 7.5 kt2019: 7.5 kt2020: 7.5 kt2021: 7.1 kt2022: 7.1 kt2023: 7.1 kt

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 7.13 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho peaked at 9.6 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.99 kt, in 1999.

Lesotho ranks 156th of 222 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.07 kt 3.99 kt 5.64 kt 10
2000s 8.38 kt 7.2 kt 9.6 kt 10
2010s 7.91 kt 7.4 kt 8.78 kt 10
2020s 7.22 kt 7.13 kt 7.52 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 153 Somalia 8.01 kt compare
  2. 154 Togo 7.9 kt compare
  3. 155 Bahrain 7.31 kt compare
  4. 157 Guinea 6.91 kt compare
  5. 158 Liberia 6.37 kt compare
  6. 159 North Macedonia 6.14 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho?
Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho was 7.13 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 9.6 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 3.99 kt in 1999.
How does Lesotho rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Lesotho ranks 156th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.