IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Lesotho

Lesotho: IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 0.91 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.91 %
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
167th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.91 %
in 2023
All-time low
0.37 %
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1990–2023

00.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.45 %1991: 0.44 %1992: 0.42 %1993: 0.43 %1994: 0.43 %1995: 0.44 %1996: 0.44 %1997: 0.44 %1998: 0.45 %1999: 0.4 %2000: 0.42 %2001: 0.42 %2002: 0.45 %2003: 0.44 %2004: 0.45 %2005: 0.43 %2006: 0.43 %2007: 0.43 %2008: 0.43 %2009: 0.43 %2010: 0.43 %2011: 0.37 %2012: 0.39 %2013: 0.49 %2014: 0.5 %2015: 0.58 %2016: 0.63 %2017: 0.63 %2018: 0.7 %2019: 0.77 %2020: 0.89 %2021: 0.86 %2022: 0.77 %2023: 0.91 %

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.91 % for ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in Lesotho peaked at 0.91 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.37 %, in 2011.

That places Lesotho 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.434 % 0.4 % 0.45 % 10
2000s 0.433 % 0.42 % 0.45 % 10
2010s 0.549 % 0.37 % 0.77 % 10
2020s 0.8575 % 0.77 % 0.91 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in Lesotho?
Ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in Lesotho was 0.91 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.37 % in 2011.
How does Lesotho rank for ippu — emissions share (co2eq)?
Lesotho ranks 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. 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 IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.