Share of cumulative co2 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.0039 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative co2 in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co2 in Lesotho is 0.0039, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Lesotho peaked at 0.0039 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 154th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of cumulative co2 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 | +98.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 0.001 | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.002 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.003 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 | +1.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0039 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0039 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +98.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0004 |
| 1992 | +48.8% | 0.0004 | 0.0005 |
| 1993 | +32.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0007 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 | 0.0002 | 0.0016 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 | 0.0018 | 0.0028 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 | 0.0029 | 0.0036 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 | 0.0036 | 0.0039 | 5 |
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 of cumulative co2 in Lesotho?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Lesotho was 0.0039 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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