Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0018 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0018 t per person for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0389 t per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 t per person, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0351 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0358 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0348 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0338 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0327 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0323 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0321 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0349 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0387 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.036 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0389 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0265 t per person | -31.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0261 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0182 t per person | -30.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0178 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0129 t per person | -27.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0128 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 t per person | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 t per person | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 t per person | -33.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 t per person | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 t per person | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 t per person | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 t per person | -48.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 t per person | +41.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0098 t per person | +43.0% |
| 1990 | 0.009 t per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 t per person | -61.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 t per person | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 t per person | +153.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 t per person | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 t per person | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 t per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.004 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0042 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 t per person | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 t per person | +48.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 t per person | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 t per person | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 t per person | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 t per person | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 t per person | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 t per person | -48.7% |
| 2011 | 0.004 t per person | +45.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 t per person | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 t per person | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 t per person | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 t per person | -69.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 t per person | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 t per person | +78.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 t per person | +34.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 t per person | +49.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0018 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 t per person, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0018 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 t per person, 9.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0345 t per person | 0.0321 t per person | 0.0387 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0234 t per person | 0.0103 t per person | 0.0389 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0098 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0075 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 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 wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Lesotho?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0018 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0389 t per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 t per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 67th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.