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 165th of 223 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.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.19 t CO2eq/cap | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.25 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.24 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.25 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.19 t CO2eq/cap, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 162 Djibouti 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 India 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 162 Serbia and Montenegro 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Myanmar 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Rwanda 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 168 Kyrgyzstan 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 168 Namibia 0.24 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 168 Samoa 0.24 t CO2eq/cap 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 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 165th out of 223 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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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.