Animal waste — Energy production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Animal waste — Energy production was 5,905 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Animal waste — Energy production in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for animal waste — energy production in Lesotho is 5,905 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal waste — energy production in Lesotho peaked at 8,103 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,835 TJ, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,941 TJ | 6,850 TJ | 7,040 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,475 TJ | 7,070 TJ | 8,103 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,156 TJ | 6,439 TJ | 7,919 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,038 TJ | 5,835 TJ | 6,292 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal waste — energy production in Lesotho?
- Animal waste — energy production in Lesotho was 5,905 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal waste — energy production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8,103 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest animal waste — energy production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,835 TJ in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for animal waste — energy production?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is animal waste — energy production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal waste — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.