Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 819.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lesotho, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 819.7% for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho peaked at 819.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1993.
Lesotho ranks 18th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 2.7% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 286.7% | 222.4% | 392.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 482.5% | 380.1% | 620.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 716.3% | 546.3% | 819.7% | 5 |
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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 carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho was 819.7% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 819.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1993.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Lesotho ranks 18th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.