Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 0.7687 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.7687 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.769 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6191 kt, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6191 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6376 kt | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.654 kt | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6675 kt | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6791 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6896 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6978 kt | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7051 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7106 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7151 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7187 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7212 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7229 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.727 kt | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7319 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7366 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7408 kt | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7439 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7468 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7491 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7526 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7564 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7592 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7612 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7632 kt | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7645 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.765 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7659 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7674 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7681 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7677 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7685 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.769 kt | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7687 kt | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.7687 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.7687 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6775 kt | 0.6191 kt | 0.7151 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7339 kt | 0.7187 kt | 0.7491 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7623 kt | 0.7526 kt | 0.7681 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7685 kt | 0.7677 kt | 0.769 kt | 4 |
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 solid food waste — emissions in Lesotho?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Lesotho was 0.7687 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6191 kt in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.