Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho

Lesotho: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 196.04 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
196.04 kt
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
172nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
196.04 kt
in 2023
All-time low
62.71 kt
in 1970
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Lesotho, 1961–2023

50100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho stood at 196.04 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho peaked at 196.04 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.71 kt, in 1970.

That places Lesotho 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67.07 kt 62.76 kt 70.94 kt 9
1970s 68.76 kt 62.71 kt 74.57 kt 10
1980s 80.07 kt 75.15 kt 84.95 kt 10
1990s 98.9 kt 85.66 kt 112.51 kt 10
2000s 129.02 kt 115.09 kt 143.09 kt 10
2010s 168.06 kt 147.55 kt 183.33 kt 10
2020s 191.26 kt 186.28 kt 196.04 kt 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 169 Iceland 262.57 kt compare
  2. 170 Suriname 236.1 kt compare
  3. 171 Solomon Islands 200.26 kt compare
  4. 173 Eswatini 168.53 kt compare
  5. 174 Montenegro 167.78 kt compare
  6. 175 Comoros 158.67 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Lesotho was 196.04 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 196.04 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 62.71 kt in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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