Waste — Emissions in Lesotho

Lesotho: Waste — Emissions was 5.73 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.73 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
67th
of 158 countries
All-time high
5.73 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Lesotho, 1961–2023

0246196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 5.73 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 5.73 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.

Lesotho ranks 67th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 9
1970s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
1980s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
1990s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2000s 0.1632 kt 0 kt 0.327 kt 10
2010s 4.76 kt 0.328 kt 5.49 kt 10
2020s 5.64 kt 5.55 kt 5.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 64 Côte d'Ivoire 6.77 kt compare
  2. 65 Serbia 6.39 kt compare
  3. 66 Serbia and Montenegro 6.22 kt compare
  4. 68 Afghanistan 5.6 kt compare
  5. 69 Slovenia 4.89 kt compare
  6. 70 Ecuador 4.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Lesotho?
Waste — emissions in Lesotho was 5.73 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 5.73 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
How does Lesotho rank for waste — emissions?
Lesotho ranks 67th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf