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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0167 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0167
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
150th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0588
in 1949
All-time low
0.0164
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho, 1850–2024

0.020.030.040.050.06185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho stood at 0.0167.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0588 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0164, in 2020.

Lesotho ranks 150th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0221 —
1851 0.0221 +0.1%
1852 0.0221 +0.1%
1853 0.0221 +0.1%
1854 0.0221 +0.1%
1855 0.0222 +0.0%
1856 0.0222 +0.0%
1857 0.0222 +0.0%
1858 0.0222 -0.0%
1859 0.0222 -0.0%
1860 0.0221 -0.1%
1861 0.0221 -0.1%
1862 0.0221 -0.1%
1863 0.0221 -0.1%
1864 0.0221 -0.1%
1865 0.0221 -0.1%
1866 0.022 -0.1%
1867 0.022 -0.1%
1868 0.022 -0.1%
1869 0.022 -0.1%
1870 0.022 -0.1%
1871 0.022 +0.1%
1872 0.0221 +0.3%
1873 0.0222 +0.4%
1874 0.0223 +0.5%
1875 0.0224 +0.5%
1876 0.0225 +0.4%
1877 0.0225 +0.4%
1878 0.0226 +0.3%
1879 0.0226 +0.2%
1880 0.0227 +0.1%
1881 0.0227 +0.0%
1882 0.0227 +0.0%
1883 0.0227 +0.0%
1884 0.0227 -0.0%
1885 0.0227 -0.0%
1886 0.0227 -0.0%
1887 0.0227 -0.0%
1888 0.0227 -0.0%
1889 0.0227 -0.0%
1890 0.023 +1.5%
1891 0.023 -0.0%
1892 0.023 +0.0%
1893 0.023 +0.0%
1894 0.023 +0.1%
1895 0.0231 +0.1%
1896 0.0231 +0.2%
1897 0.0232 +0.3%
1898 0.0233 +0.4%
1899 0.0234 +0.5%
1900 0.0235 +0.6%
1901 0.0236 +0.5%
1902 0.0237 +0.4%
1903 0.0238 +0.4%
1904 0.0239 +0.4%
1905 0.024 +0.4%
1906 0.0241 +0.4%
1907 0.0242 +0.5%
1908 0.0244 +0.6%
1909 0.0245 +0.7%
1910 0.0247 +0.8%
1911 0.025 +1.2%
1912 0.0255 +1.7%
1913 0.026 +2.1%
1914 0.0266 +2.3%
1915 0.0272 +2.4%
1916 0.0279 +2.4%
1917 0.0285 +2.4%
1918 0.0292 +2.3%
1919 0.0298 +2.2%
1920 0.0305 +2.0%
1921 0.0311 +2.1%
1922 0.0318 +2.3%
1923 0.0325 +2.3%
1924 0.0332 +2.2%
1925 0.0339 +2.0%
1926 0.0345 +1.8%
1927 0.035 +1.4%
1928 0.0354 +1.1%
1929 0.0356 +0.6%
1930 0.0356 +0.1%
1931 0.0355 -0.4%
1932 0.0352 -0.9%
1933 0.0347 -1.2%
1934 0.0343 -1.4%
1935 0.0337 -1.5%
1936 0.0332 -1.5%
1937 0.0327 -1.5%
1938 0.0323 -1.2%
1939 0.032 -0.9%
1940 0.0319 -0.5%
1941 0.0333 +4.6%
1942 0.037 +11.1%
1943 0.0416 +12.5%
1944 0.0463 +11.2%
1945 0.0504 +8.9%
1946 0.0538 +6.7%
1947 0.0563 +4.7%
1948 0.058 +3.0%
1949 0.0588 +1.4%
1950 0.0587 -0.2%
1951 0.0576 -1.9%
1952 0.0555 -3.6%
1953 0.0528 -4.9%
1954 0.0496 -5.9%
1955 0.0463 -6.6%
1956 0.0431 -7.0%
1957 0.0402 -6.8%
1958 0.0377 -6.2%
1959 0.0359 -4.8%
1960 0.0348 -2.9%
1961 0.0369 +6.0%
1962 0.0382 +3.6%
1963 0.0356 -6.9%
1964 0.0329 -7.5%
1965 0.036 +9.3%
1966 0.0306 -15.1%
1967 0.0335 +9.7%
1968 0.0319 -4.9%
1969 0.0337 +5.7%
1970 0.0371 +10.1%
1971 0.0359 -3.1%
1972 0.0337 -6.1%
1973 0.0325 -3.7%
1974 0.0336 +3.3%
1975 0.0328 -2.3%
1976 0.0314 -4.4%
1977 0.0282 -10.0%
1978 0.0278 -1.5%
1979 0.0279 +0.4%
1980 0.0295 +5.5%
1981 0.0303 +2.9%
1982 0.0304 +0.4%
1983 0.0292 -3.9%
1984 0.0287 -1.7%
1985 0.0301 +4.7%
1986 0.0302 +0.4%
1987 0.0335 +10.8%
1988 0.0333 -0.6%
1989 0.0315 -5.4%
1990 0.0288 -8.5%
1991 0.0285 -1.1%
1992 0.0305 +7.1%
1993 0.0304 -0.4%
1994 0.0297 -2.4%
1995 0.0279 -6.1%
1996 0.0276 -0.8%
1997 0.0291 +5.4%
1998 0.0259 -11.2%
1999 0.0334 +29.0%
2000 0.0328 -1.7%
2001 0.0328 -0.1%
2002 0.0294 -10.3%
2003 0.03 +2.1%
2004 0.0279 -6.9%
2005 0.0302 +8.3%
2006 0.0293 -3.1%
2007 0.0295 +0.9%
2008 0.0278 -5.9%
2009 0.0286 +2.9%
2010 0.0274 -4.1%
2011 0.0269 -1.9%
2012 0.0264 -1.9%
2013 0.0249 -5.8%
2014 0.024 -3.4%
2015 0.0236 -1.7%
2016 0.0229 -3.0%
2017 0.0243 +6.0%
2018 0.0224 -7.7%
2019 0.0204 -8.9%
2020 0.0164 -19.7%
2021 0.0179 +9.1%
2022 0.0184 +2.7%
2023 0.0172 -6.6%
2024 0.0167 -2.6%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0167 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0167 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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 +29.0% 0.0259 0.0334

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0221 0.0221 0.0222 10
1860s 0.0221 0.022 0.0221 10
1870s 0.0223 0.022 0.0226 10
1880s 0.0227 0.0227 0.0227 10
1890s 0.0231 0.023 0.0234 10
1900s 0.024 0.0235 0.0245 10
1910s 0.027 0.0247 0.0298 10
1920s 0.0334 0.0305 0.0356 10
1930s 0.0339 0.032 0.0356 10
1940s 0.0467 0.0319 0.0588 10
1950s 0.0477 0.0359 0.0587 10
1960s 0.0344 0.0306 0.0382 10
1970s 0.0321 0.0278 0.0371 10
1980s 0.0307 0.0287 0.0335 10
1990s 0.0292 0.0259 0.0334 10
2000s 0.0298 0.0278 0.0328 10
2010s 0.0243 0.0204 0.0274 10
2020s 0.0173 0.0164 0.0184 5

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  1. 147 Guyana 0.0183 compare
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  4. 151 North Macedonia 0.0156 compare
  5. 152 Hong Kong 0.0151 compare
  6. 153 Cyprus 0.0123 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Lesotho was 0.0167 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0588 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 in 2020.
How does Lesotho rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Lesotho ranks 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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