Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.5845 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 transport (energy) in Lesotho is 0.5845 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Lesotho peaked at 0.5845 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.009 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.009 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 Mt CO2e | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0169 Mt CO2e | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0218 Mt CO2e | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0234 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.026 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0276 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0294 Mt CO2e | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0271 Mt CO2e | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0287 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0298 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0311 Mt CO2e | -13.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0443 Mt CO2e | +42.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0502 Mt CO2e | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0627 Mt CO2e | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0546 Mt CO2e | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0532 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.058 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0606 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0625 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0627 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0611 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0645 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1697 Mt CO2e | +163.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1744 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1845 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1901 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2044 Mt CO2e | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2064 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2112 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2839 Mt CO2e | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2382 Mt CO2e | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2801 Mt CO2e | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2765 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2773 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3068 Mt CO2e | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3161 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3089 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3106 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3683 Mt CO2e | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4016 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4055 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.433 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3933 Mt CO2e | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.451 Mt CO2e | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5729 Mt CO2e | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0.579 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5845 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.5845 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.28 Mt CO2e, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.5845 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.57 Mt CO2e, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +163.1% | 0.0645 Mt CO2e | 0.1697 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.015 Mt CO2e | 0.009 Mt CO2e | 0.026 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0318 Mt CO2e | 0.0271 Mt CO2e | 0.0443 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.059 Mt CO2e | 0.0502 Mt CO2e | 0.0645 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2143 Mt CO2e | 0.1697 Mt CO2e | 0.2839 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3405 Mt CO2e | 0.2765 Mt CO2e | 0.433 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5161 Mt CO2e | 0.3933 Mt CO2e | 0.5845 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 transport (energy) in Lesotho?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Lesotho was 0.5845 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 transport (energy) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5845 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Transport (Energy) (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).