Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.0061 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho is 0.0061 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho peaked at 0.0066 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.005 Mt CO2e | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0061 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.29 Mt CO2e, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0061 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3993 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | 0.0049 Mt CO2e | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 Mt CO2e | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 Mt CO2e | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho was 0.0061 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).