Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 44.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 72.33 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.1 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lesotho?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.