Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0842 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0842 kt for waste — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Lesotho peaked at 0.0994 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 kt, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 170th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0268 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.0279 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0292 kt | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0307 kt | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0323 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0339 kt | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0354 kt | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0369 kt | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0382 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0401 kt | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 kt | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0411 kt | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0412 kt | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0464 kt | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0445 kt | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.047 kt | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0557 kt | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0562 kt | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0553 kt | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0543 kt | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0566 kt | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.059 kt | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.065 kt | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0622 kt | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0645 kt | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.063 kt | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0631 kt | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0661 kt | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.067 kt | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0665 kt | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0678 kt | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0694 kt | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0695 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0708 kt | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.072 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0743 kt | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0762 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0782 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 kt | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0814 kt | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0821 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0837 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0851 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0863 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0882 kt | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0893 kt | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0905 kt | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0913 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0939 kt | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.097 kt | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0994 kt | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0976 kt | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.093 kt | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0875 kt | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0861 kt | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0872 kt | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0898 kt | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0886 kt | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0868 kt | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.085 kt | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.085 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0846 kt | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0842 kt | -0.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0842 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.527 kt, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0842 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.567 kt, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0324 kt | 0.0268 kt | 0.0382 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.047 kt | 0.0401 kt | 0.0562 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0621 kt | 0.0543 kt | 0.067 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0725 kt | 0.0665 kt | 0.0801 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0872 kt | 0.0814 kt | 0.0939 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0913 kt | 0.0861 kt | 0.0994 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0847 kt | 0.0842 kt | 0.085 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 waste — emissions in Lesotho?
- Waste — emissions in Lesotho was 0.0842 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 0.0994 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 kt in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for waste — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 170th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 (N2O). 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