Other — Emissions Share in Lesotho

Lesotho: Other — Emissions Share was 5.79 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.79 %
Change on year
up 32.5%
World rank
96th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6.93 %
in 2020
All-time low
3.59 %
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Other — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 4 %1991: 4.2 %1992: 3.9 %1993: 3.7 %1994: 4 %1995: 4.2 %1996: 4.1 %1997: 3.7 %1998: 4.4 %1999: 3.6 %2000: 3.9 %2001: 4.4 %2002: 4.4 %2003: 4.7 %2004: 4.7 %2005: 4.5 %2006: 4.5 %2007: 4.8 %2008: 4.6 %2009: 4.9 %2010: 4.8 %2011: 4.9 %2012: 4.8 %2013: 4.9 %2014: 4.9 %2015: 5 %2016: 5.3 %2017: 4.8 %2018: 4.9 %2019: 5.7 %2020: 6.9 %2021: 6.6 %2022: 4.4 %2023: 5.8 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other — emissions share in Lesotho is 5.79 %, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 6.93 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.59 %, in 1999.

Lesotho ranks 96th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.96 % 3.59 % 4.38 % 10
2000s 4.52 % 3.87 % 4.88 % 10
2010s 5 % 4.75 % 5.69 % 10
2020s 5.92 % 4.37 % 6.93 % 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 93 Rwanda 6.03 % compare
  2. 94 Sudan 5.96 % compare
  3. 95 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.82 % compare
  4. 97 Greece 5.76 % compare
  5. 98 Thailand 5.72 % compare
  6. 99 Egypt 5.66 % compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

More climate change data for Lesotho

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is other — emissions share in Lesotho?
Other — emissions share in Lesotho was 5.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 6.93 % in 2020.
What is the lowest other — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 3.59 % in 1999.
How does Lesotho rank for other — emissions share?
Lesotho ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is other — emissions share rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Other — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Other — 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, 7,906 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.