Per capita co2 fuel in Lesotho
Lesotho: Per capita co2 fuel was 0.3982 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 fuel in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3982 for per capita co2 fuel in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 fuel in Lesotho peaked at 0.3996 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1806, in 1994.
Lesotho ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Per capita co2 fuel in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1827 | — |
| 1991 | 0.181 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1819 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1811 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1806 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1821 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1817 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1839 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1852 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1866 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1887 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1904 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1951 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1957 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2063 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.212 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2106 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2157 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2236 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2553 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2625 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2725 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2918 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2886 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2748 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2907 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3044 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3023 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3138 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3245 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2835 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3078 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3996 | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3993 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3982 | -0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3982 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3982 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +29.8% | 0.3078 | 0.3996 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1827 | 0.1806 | 0.1866 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2093 | 0.1887 | 0.2553 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2926 | 0.2625 | 0.3245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3577 | 0.2835 | 0.3996 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 per capita co2 fuel in Lesotho?
- Per capita co2 fuel in Lesotho was 0.3982 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3996 in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 fuel recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 in 1994.
- How does Lesotho rank for per capita co2 fuel?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 fuel rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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