Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.052 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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 0.052 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho peaked at 0.052 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 141st 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0208 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0212 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.021 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0222 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0227 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0228 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0231 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0236 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0263 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0308 Mt CO2e | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0287 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0301 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0309 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0318 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.029 Mt CO2e | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0355 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0363 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0343 Mt CO2e | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0361 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0369 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.036 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0347 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0375 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0398 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0441 Mt CO2e | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0404 Mt CO2e | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0431 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0412 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0425 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0427 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0426 Mt CO2e | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0451 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.045 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0471 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0469 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0486 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0478 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0479 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0491 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0488 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.051 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.052 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.052 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.302 Mt CO2e, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.052 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0219 Mt CO2e | 0.0208 Mt CO2e | 0.0236 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0289 Mt CO2e | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | 0.0323 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.036 Mt CO2e | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | 0.0398 Mt CO2e | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0471 Mt CO2e | 0.045 Mt CO2e | 0.0491 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0502 Mt CO2e | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | 0.052 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 138 El Salvador 0.0728 Mt CO2e compare
- 139 Jamaica 0.0548 Mt CO2e compare
- 140 Eswatini 0.0542 Mt CO2e compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0.0503 Mt CO2e compare
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0503 Mt CO2e compare
- 144 Estonia 0.0452 Mt CO2e 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)
- 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Lesotho was 0.052 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.052 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Lesotho ranks 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).