Waste — Emissions Share in Lesotho
Lesotho: Waste — Emissions Share was 3.93 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Lesotho stood at 3.93 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Lesotho peaked at 4.95 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.72 %, in 1992.
That places Lesotho 143rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.77 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.86 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.72 % | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 2.75 % | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.84 % | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3 % | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 3.06 % | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.02 % | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 3.32 % | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 2.72 % | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 2.84 % | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.27 % | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 3.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5 % | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 3.27 % | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.34 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.26 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.55 % | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 3.58 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.76 % | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.76 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.54 % | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.63 % | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.76 % | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.59 % | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.76 % | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.12 % | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 4.95 % | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 4.62 % | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 3.03 % | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 3.93 % | +29.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.93 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.82 %, 82% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.93 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.44 %, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -34.4% | 4.62 % | 3.03 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.91 % | 2.72 % | 3.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 % | 2.84 % | 3.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 % | 3.54 % | 4.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 % | 3.03 % | 4.95 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 140 Dominican Republic 3.99 % compare
- 141 South Africa 3.97 % compare
- 142 Malawi 3.96 % compare
- 143 Hungary 3.93 % compare
- 145 Romania 3.92 % compare
- 146 Uzbekistan 3.84 % 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 share in Lesotho?
- Waste — emissions share in Lesotho was 3.93 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 % in 1992.
- How does Lesotho rank for waste — emissions share?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.