Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square was 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Lesotho stood at 0.0104 kt per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Lesotho peaked at 0.0169 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 kt per square kilometre, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 9th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +70.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | -38.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +123.1% | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +70.1% | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 6 Nigeria 0.0123 kt per square kilometre compare
- 7 Qatar 0.011 kt per square kilometre compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0109 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 0.0102 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Morocco 0.0095 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Pakistan 0.009 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Lesotho?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Lesotho was 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0169 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.