Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1.6 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 1.6 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho peaked at 1.79 Mt CO2e in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.16 Mt CO2e, in 1977.
That places Lesotho 149th out of 203 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 Mt CO2e | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 1.33 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 Mt CO2e | 1.3 Mt CO2e | 1.55 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 Mt CO2e | 1.36 Mt CO2e | 1.79 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 Mt CO2e | 1.61 Mt CO2e | 1.75 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 Mt CO2e | 1.57 Mt CO2e | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 1.39 Mt CO2e | 1.61 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1025 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho was 1.6 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 Mt CO2e in 1999.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 Mt CO2e in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Lesotho ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), 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).