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Share global methane emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Share global methane emissions was 0.0139 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0139
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
154th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0245
in 1999
All-time low
0.0046
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Lesotho, 1850–2024

0.0050.010.0150.020.025185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Lesotho is 0.0139, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0245 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0046, in 1850.

Lesotho ranks 154th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0046 —
1851 0.0046 +1.4%
1852 0.0047 +1.2%
1853 0.0047 +1.1%
1854 0.0048 +0.7%
1855 0.0048 +1.2%
1856 0.0049 +1.0%
1857 0.0049 +1.2%
1858 0.005 +1.2%
1859 0.005 +0.9%
1860 0.0051 +0.8%
1861 0.0052 +2.0%
1862 0.0053 +2.1%
1863 0.0054 +1.7%
1864 0.0055 +1.7%
1865 0.0056 +1.7%
1866 0.0057 +1.6%
1867 0.0058 +1.7%
1868 0.0059 +1.8%
1869 0.0059 +1.5%
1870 0.006 +1.7%
1871 0.0062 +1.8%
1872 0.0062 +1.4%
1873 0.0063 +1.5%
1874 0.0065 +2.2%
1875 0.0066 +1.4%
1876 0.0067 +1.7%
1877 0.0068 +1.6%
1878 0.0069 +1.6%
1879 0.007 +1.2%
1880 0.007 +0.8%
1881 0.0071 +1.6%
1882 0.0073 +1.6%
1883 0.0074 +1.4%
1884 0.0075 +1.8%
1885 0.0076 +1.8%
1886 0.0077 +1.6%
1887 0.0078 +1.3%
1888 0.0079 +0.9%
1889 0.008 +1.6%
1890 0.0081 +0.8%
1891 0.0083 +1.8%
1892 0.0084 +2.0%
1893 0.0086 +2.3%
1894 0.0087 +1.5%
1895 0.0089 +1.3%
1896 0.009 +1.5%
1897 0.0091 +1.2%
1898 0.0092 +1.1%
1899 0.0092 +0.6%
1900 0.0093 +0.8%
1901 0.0095 +2.1%
1902 0.0097 +2.2%
1903 0.0098 +1.3%
1904 0.0101 +2.2%
1905 0.0102 +1.8%
1906 0.0104 +1.5%
1907 0.0104 +0.6%
1908 0.0107 +2.9%
1909 0.0109 +1.5%
1910 0.0111 +1.5%
1911 0.0115 +3.6%
1912 0.0119 +3.4%
1913 0.0121 +2.4%
1914 0.0128 +5.3%
1915 0.0132 +3.5%
1916 0.0135 +2.0%
1917 0.0138 +2.4%
1918 0.0144 +3.9%
1919 0.0151 +4.8%
1920 0.0152 +0.7%
1921 0.0161 +6.5%
1922 0.0165 +2.1%
1923 0.0166 +0.8%
1924 0.0171 +2.7%
1925 0.0175 +2.8%
1926 0.0181 +3.3%
1927 0.0182 +0.6%
1928 0.0187 +2.7%
1929 0.0189 +1.1%
1930 0.0195 +3.0%
1931 0.0204 +4.9%
1932 0.0213 +4.4%
1933 0.0219 +2.4%
1934 0.0222 +1.5%
1935 0.0226 +2.0%
1936 0.0227 +0.6%
1937 0.023 +1.2%
1938 0.0237 +2.9%
1939 0.024 +1.2%
1940 0.0242 +0.8%
1941 0.024 -0.6%
1942 0.024 -0.1%
1943 0.0238 -0.9%
1944 0.0237 -0.3%
1945 0.0242 +2.1%
1946 0.0238 -1.7%
1947 0.0233 -2.1%
1948 0.0232 -0.4%
1949 0.0232 -0.1%
1950 0.0229 -1.3%
1951 0.0224 -2.2%
1952 0.0221 -1.1%
1953 0.0218 -1.4%
1954 0.0215 -1.6%
1955 0.0207 -3.6%
1956 0.0203 -2.1%
1957 0.0199 -2.0%
1958 0.0196 -1.1%
1959 0.019 -3.3%
1960 0.0187 -1.9%
1961 0.0199 +6.5%
1962 0.0209 +4.9%
1963 0.0195 -6.6%
1964 0.0183 -6.0%
1965 0.0203 +11.0%
1966 0.0172 -15.5%
1967 0.0194 +12.8%
1968 0.0189 -2.5%
1969 0.0197 +4.3%
1970 0.0215 +9.2%
1971 0.0205 -4.8%
1972 0.0197 -3.9%
1973 0.0189 -3.8%
1974 0.0194 +2.4%
1975 0.0196 +1.4%
1976 0.0191 -2.8%
1977 0.0172 -9.7%
1978 0.0173 +0.2%
1979 0.0176 +1.6%
1980 0.0188 +7.1%
1981 0.0196 +4.1%
1982 0.0198 +1.3%
1983 0.0194 -2.0%
1984 0.0191 -1.8%
1985 0.0196 +2.7%
1986 0.0196 +0.0%
1987 0.0218 +11.4%
1988 0.0213 -2.5%
1989 0.0199 -6.6%
1990 0.0202 +1.6%
1991 0.0206 +2.0%
1992 0.0222 +7.6%
1993 0.0218 -1.6%
1994 0.0211 -3.2%
1995 0.0204 -3.4%
1996 0.0199 -2.4%
1997 0.0208 +4.3%
1998 0.019 -8.4%
1999 0.0245 +28.9%
2000 0.0236 -4.0%
2001 0.0232 -1.7%
2002 0.0217 -6.2%
2003 0.0218 +0.5%
2004 0.0209 -4.2%
2005 0.0222 +6.0%
2006 0.0211 -4.6%
2007 0.0214 +1.4%
2008 0.0209 -2.6%
2009 0.0213 +2.1%
2010 0.0207 -2.6%
2011 0.0204 -1.6%
2012 0.0203 -0.7%
2013 0.0194 -4.3%
2014 0.019 -2.0%
2015 0.0186 -2.1%
2016 0.0183 -1.8%
2017 0.019 +4.1%
2018 0.0174 -8.5%
2019 0.0164 -5.8%
2020 0.0144 -12.1%
2021 0.0148 +3.0%
2022 0.015 +1.4%
2023 0.0142 -5.4%
2024 0.0139 -2.3%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0139 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0139 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane 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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +28.9% 0.019 0.0245

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0048 0.0046 0.005 10
1860s 0.0055 0.0051 0.0059 10
1870s 0.0065 0.006 0.007 10
1880s 0.0075 0.007 0.008 10
1890s 0.0087 0.0081 0.0092 10
1900s 0.0101 0.0093 0.0109 10
1910s 0.0129 0.0111 0.0151 10
1920s 0.0173 0.0152 0.0189 10
1930s 0.0221 0.0195 0.024 10
1940s 0.0238 0.0232 0.0242 10
1950s 0.021 0.019 0.0229 10
1960s 0.0193 0.0172 0.0209 10
1970s 0.0191 0.0172 0.0215 10
1980s 0.0199 0.0188 0.0218 10
1990s 0.0211 0.019 0.0245 10
2000s 0.0218 0.0209 0.0236 10
2010s 0.0189 0.0164 0.0207 10
2020s 0.0145 0.0139 0.015 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 151 North Macedonia 0.0161 compare
  2. 152 Brunei 0.016 compare
  3. 153 Estonia 0.0141 compare
  4. 155 Djibouti 0.0128 compare
  5. 156 Gambia 0.0128 compare
  6. 157 Eswatini 0.0125 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Lesotho?
Share global methane emissions in Lesotho was 0.0139 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0245 in 1999.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 in 1850.
How does Lesotho rank for share global methane emissions?
Lesotho ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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