Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) was 0.3108 kt in 2050. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues in Lesotho, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2050, maize (corn) — burning crop residues in Lesotho stood at 0.3108 kt.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues in Lesotho peaked at 0.4792 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0865 kt, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 80th out of 168 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3645 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.3645 kt | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3645 kt | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3645 kt | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4185 kt | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.378 kt | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3996 kt | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4225 kt | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3835 kt | -9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.349 kt | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3645 kt | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.297 kt | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3105 kt | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3502 kt | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2912 kt | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.229 kt | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2169 kt | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2745 kt | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3031 kt | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.298 kt | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.337 kt | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3086 kt | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2795 kt | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3152 kt | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3188 kt | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3294 kt | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3845 kt | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4677 kt | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3537 kt | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4211 kt | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2442 kt | -42.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2847 kt | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2793 kt | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4664 kt | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2078 kt | -55.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4075 kt | +96.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3891 kt | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2431 kt | -37.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3574 kt | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4257 kt | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4792 kt | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3709 kt | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3442 kt | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3446 kt | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3032 kt | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3335 kt | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3339 kt | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3703 kt | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3709 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3816 kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3124 kt | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3425 kt | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2833 kt | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3584 kt | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2697 kt | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1106 kt | -59.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4479 kt | +305.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3417 kt | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0865 kt | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1287 kt | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2332 kt | +81.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2419 kt | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.403 kt | +66.6% |
| 2030 | 0.3303 kt | -18.0% |
| 2050 | 0.3108 kt | -5.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3108 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 28% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3108 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.572 kt, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +305.0% | 0.1106 kt | 0.4479 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3845 kt | 0.3645 kt | 0.4225 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2986 kt | 0.2169 kt | 0.3645 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3392 kt | 0.2795 kt | 0.4677 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3301 kt | 0.2078 kt | 0.4664 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3676 kt | 0.3032 kt | 0.4792 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2935 kt | 0.0865 kt | 0.4479 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2517 kt | 0.1287 kt | 0.403 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 0.3303 kt | 0.3303 kt | 0.3303 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 0.3108 kt | 0.3108 kt | 0.3108 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 77 South Sudan 0.3809 kt compare
- 78 Burundi 0.3653 kt compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 0.3392 kt compare
- 81 Yemen 0.31 kt compare
- 82 Australia and New Zealand 0.2716 kt compare
- 83 Portugal 0.2632 kt 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 maize (corn) — burning crop residues in Lesotho?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues in Lesotho was 0.3108 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4792 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0865 kt in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues?
- Lesotho ranks 80th out of 168 countries with data for 2050.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).