Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Lesotho peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 155th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +166.0% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 | +166.0% | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1988 | -36.2% | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 152 Burundi 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kenya 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 154 Libya 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 156 Zimbabwe 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 157 Iceland 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 158 Tanzania 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Lesotho?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Lesotho was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.