Share global food emissions in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share global food emissions was 0.01 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share global food emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.01 for share global food emissions 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 global food emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0124 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0093, in 1998.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share global food emissions in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0104 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0104 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 | +33.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0118 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | -5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +33.4% | 0.0093 | 0.0124 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0106 | 0.0093 | 0.0124 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 | 0.0101 | 0.0122 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 | 0.01 | 0.0113 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Lesotho?
- Share global food emissions in Lesotho was 0.01 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for share global food emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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