Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.2847 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (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
Lesotho recorded 0.2847 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho peaked at 0.3213 Mt CO2e in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.221 Mt CO2e, in 1974.
That places Lesotho 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2256 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.2256 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2277 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2213 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.221 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2356 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2391 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2374 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2384 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2435 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2493 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2549 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2558 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.264 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2666 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2718 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2765 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2807 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2798 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.281 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2895 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2919 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2865 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2859 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2823 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2914 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2898 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2879 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2894 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3015 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3022 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3002 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3012 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3026 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3057 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3126 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3135 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3168 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3169 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3213 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3165 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3108 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3084 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3062 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3026 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3005 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2967 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2937 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2914 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2878 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2824 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2866 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2859 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2847 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2847 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4592 Mt CO2e, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2847 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7527 Mt CO2e, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2315 Mt CO2e | 0.221 Mt CO2e | 0.2435 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.268 Mt CO2e | 0.2493 Mt CO2e | 0.281 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2896 Mt CO2e | 0.2823 Mt CO2e | 0.3015 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3092 Mt CO2e | 0.3002 Mt CO2e | 0.32 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3048 Mt CO2e | 0.2914 Mt CO2e | 0.3213 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2855 Mt CO2e | 0.2824 Mt CO2e | 0.2878 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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho was 0.2847 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 methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3213 Mt CO2e in 2010.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.221 Mt CO2e in 1974.
- How does Lesotho rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).