Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7.13 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1990–2023
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 145th of 206 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.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5.14 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5.27 kt | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.43 kt | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.22 kt | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 5.31 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5.64 kt | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 5.14 kt | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 4.59 kt | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 3.99 kt | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 8.47 kt | +112.3% |
| 2001 | 7.38 kt | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 8.01 kt | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 7.2 kt | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 8.85 kt | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 8.87 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.47 kt | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 9.6 kt | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 8.8 kt | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1 kt | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 8.48 kt | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 8.78 kt | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.52 kt | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.53 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4 kt | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 7.47 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.48 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.45 kt | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.52 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.13 kt | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 7.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.13 kt | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 7.13 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.04 kt, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 7.13 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4 kt, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 | +112.3% | 3.99 kt | 8.47 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 (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 145th out of 206 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
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.