IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 107th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -29.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +77.8% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +47.4% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 104 Argentina 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 106 Latvia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 108 Georgia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 110 Tunisia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
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 ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IPCC Agriculture — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.