Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -11.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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 -11.8% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 788.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho peaked at 17.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -25.5%, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 168th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | -11.9% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 5.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -11.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.7% | -25.5% | -9.9% | 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho was -11.8% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.5% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 788.6%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) 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 nitrous oxide (N2O), 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.