IPPU — Emissions Share in Lesotho

Lesotho: IPPU — Emissions Share was 2.27 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.27 %
Change on year
up 32.0%
World rank
75th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.73 %
in 2020
All-time low
1.26 %
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPPU — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.4 %1991: 1.4 %1992: 1.3 %1993: 1.4 %1994: 1.4 %1995: 1.5 %1996: 1.5 %1997: 1.4 %1998: 1.6 %1999: 1.3 %2000: 1.3 %2001: 1.3 %2002: 1.5 %2003: 1.5 %2004: 1.6 %2005: 1.5 %2006: 1.5 %2007: 1.4 %2008: 1.6 %2009: 1.6 %2010: 1.6 %2011: 1.6 %2012: 1.6 %2013: 1.7 %2014: 1.8 %2015: 1.9 %2016: 1.9 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 1.9 %2019: 2.2 %2020: 2.7 %2021: 2.6 %2022: 1.7 %2023: 2.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, ippu — emissions share in Lesotho stood at 2.27 %.

That represents a change of up 32.0% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 2.73 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.26 %, in 1999.

That places Lesotho 75th out of 208 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.

IPPU — Emissions Share in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for IPPU — Emissions Share (N2O) in Lesotho, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 1.35 %
1991 1.39 % +3.0%
1992 1.32 % -5.0%
1993 1.36 % +3.0%
1994 1.4 % +2.9%
1995 1.48 % +5.7%
1996 1.48 % +0.0%
1997 1.44 % -2.7%
1998 1.57 % +9.0%
1999 1.26 % -19.7%
2000 1.31 % +4.0%
2001 1.33 % +1.5%
2002 1.5 % +12.8%
2003 1.48 % -1.3%
2004 1.58 % +6.8%
2005 1.46 % -7.6%
2006 1.48 % +1.4%
2007 1.44 % -2.7%
2008 1.57 % +9.0%
2009 1.55 % -1.3%
2010 1.59 % +2.6%
2011 1.57 % -1.3%
2012 1.62 % +3.2%
2013 1.7 % +4.9%
2014 1.75 % +2.9%
2015 1.85 % +5.7%
2016 1.91 % +3.2%
2017 1.8 % -5.8%
2018 1.94 % +7.8%
2019 2.19 % +12.9%
2020 2.73 % +24.7%
2021 2.58 % -5.5%
2022 1.72 % -33.3%
2023 2.27 % +32.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.41 % 1.26 % 1.57 % 10
2000s 1.47 % 1.31 % 1.58 % 10
2010s 1.79 % 1.57 % 2.19 % 10
2020s 2.33 % 1.72 % 2.73 % 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 72 China, mainland 2.46 % compare
  2. 72 Denmark 2.46 % compare
  3. 74 Samoa 2.36 % compare
  4. 76 Vanuatu 2.2 % compare
  5. 77 Fiji 2.19 % compare
  6. 78 Polynesia 2.11 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions share in Lesotho?
Ippu — emissions share in Lesotho was 2.27 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 2.73 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.26 % in 1999.
How does Lesotho rank for ippu — emissions share?
Lesotho ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions share rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 IPPU — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,907 data points, 1990–2023
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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.