Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) was 0.0081 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
Lesotho recorded 0.0081 kt for maize (corn) — burning crop residues in 2050.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues in Lesotho peaked at 0.0124 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 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 N2O) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0095 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.0095 kt | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 kt | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 kt | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0109 kt | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0098 kt | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 kt | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.011 kt | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0099 kt | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.009 kt | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0095 kt | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 kt | -18.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 kt | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 kt | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 kt | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 kt | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 kt | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 kt | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 kt | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 kt | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0087 kt | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.008 kt | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 kt | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 kt | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 kt | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 kt | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.01 kt | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 kt | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 kt | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 kt | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 kt | -42.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0074 kt | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 kt | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 kt | +68.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 kt | -55.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 kt | +96.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0101 kt | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 kt | -37.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 kt | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 0.011 kt | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 kt | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 kt | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 kt | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 kt | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 kt | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 kt | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 kt | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 kt | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 kt | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 kt | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0093 kt | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 0.007 kt | -24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 kt | -58.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 kt | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 kt | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 kt | -75.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 kt | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.006 kt | +81.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 kt | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 kt | +65.1% |
| 2030 | 0.0086 kt | -17.3% |
| 2050 | 0.0081 kt | -5.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0081 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0286 kt, 28% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0081 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 kt, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +300.0% | 0.0029 kt | 0.0116 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 kt | 0.0095 kt | 0.011 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 kt | 0.0056 kt | 0.0095 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 kt | 0.0072 kt | 0.0121 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0086 kt | 0.0054 kt | 0.0121 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 kt | 0.0079 kt | 0.0124 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 kt | 0.0022 kt | 0.0116 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 kt | 0.0033 kt | 0.0104 kt | 4 |
| 2030s | 0.0086 kt | 0.0086 kt | 0.0086 kt | 1 |
| 2050s | 0.0081 kt | 0.0081 kt | 0.0081 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 78 Burundi 0.0095 kt compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 0.0088 kt compare
- 81 Yemen 0.008 kt compare
- 82 Australia and New Zealand 0.007 kt compare
- 83 Kyrgyzstan 0.0068 kt compare
- 83 Portugal 0.0068 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 0.0081 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 0.0124 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 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 N2O). 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).