Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Waste — Emissions (CO2) was 5.73 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in Lesotho, 1961–2023
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 72nd of 169 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt | — |
| 1972 | 0 kt | — |
| 1973 | 0 kt | — |
| 1974 | 0 kt | — |
| 1975 | 0 kt | — |
| 1976 | 0 kt | — |
| 1977 | 0 kt | — |
| 1978 | 0 kt | — |
| 1979 | 0 kt | — |
| 1980 | 0 kt | — |
| 1981 | 0 kt | — |
| 1982 | 0 kt | — |
| 1983 | 0 kt | — |
| 1984 | 0 kt | — |
| 1985 | 0 kt | — |
| 1986 | 0 kt | — |
| 1987 | 0 kt | — |
| 1988 | 0 kt | — |
| 1989 | 0 kt | — |
| 1990 | 0 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt | — |
| 1992 | 0 kt | — |
| 1993 | 0 kt | — |
| 1994 | 0 kt | — |
| 1995 | 0 kt | — |
| 1996 | 0 kt | — |
| 1997 | 0 kt | — |
| 1998 | 0 kt | — |
| 1999 | 0 kt | — |
| 2000 | 0 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0 kt | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0.326 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0.326 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.326 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.327 kt | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.327 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.328 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.01 kt | +1427.4% |
| 2012 | 5.07 kt | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.13 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.19 kt | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.25 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.31 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.37 kt | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.43 kt | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.49 kt | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.55 kt | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.61 kt | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.67 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.73 kt | +1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 5.73 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.42 kt, 2.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 5.73 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.85 kt, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1427.4% | 0.328 kt | 5.01 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 70 Serbia 6.39 kt compare
- 71 Serbia and Montenegro 6.22 kt compare
- 73 Afghanistan 5.6 kt compare
- 74 Slovenia 4.89 kt compare
- 75 Ecuador 4.7 kt compare
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 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 72nd out of 169 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
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