Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.25 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 136th of 187 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.103 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.144 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.192 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Djibouti 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 India 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Serbia and Montenegro 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 136 Myanmar 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 136 Rwanda 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 139 Namibia 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 139 Samoa 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Lesotho?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Lesotho was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.