Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0031 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Lesotho is 0.0031 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.004 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kt, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 145th out of 223 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 (N2O) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.002 kt | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.002 kt | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 kt | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.002 kt | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 kt | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.002 kt | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 kt | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 kt | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 kt | +168.8% |
| 2001 | 0.003 kt | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 kt | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 kt | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 kt | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 kt | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 kt | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.004 kt | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 kt | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 kt | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 kt | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 kt | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 kt | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 kt | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 kt | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 kt | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 kt | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0031 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0083 kt, 38% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0031 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0033 kt, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +168.8% | 0.0013 kt | 0.0036 kt |
| 2004 | +25.1% | 0.003 kt | 0.0037 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.002 kt | 0.0013 kt | 0.0023 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 kt | 0.003 kt | 0.004 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 kt | 0.0032 kt | 0.0036 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 kt | 0.0031 kt | 0.0032 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 0.0031 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 0.004 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kt in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.