Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Lesotho

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

up 5.5%

World rank

158th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1977

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Lesotho, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1977.

That places Lesotho 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.0%
1972	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.4%
1973	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.3%
1974	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.3%
1975	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.9%
1976	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.2%
1977	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.5%
1978	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
1979	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.6%
1980	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.0%
1981	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.7%
1982	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.5%
1983	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.6%
1984	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.1%
1985	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
1986	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.5%
1987	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+14.8%
1988	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.4%
1989	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.0%
1990	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.0%
1991	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.0%
1992	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.5%
1993	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
1994	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.4%
1995	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.1%
1996	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.7%
1997	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.8%
1998	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-11.3%
1999	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+30.2%
2000	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.4%
2001	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.5%
2002	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.1%
2003	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.4%
2004	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.3%
2005	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.6%
2006	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.5%
2007	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.1%
2008	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.8%
2009	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
2010	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.2%
2011	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.3%
2012	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.2%
2013	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.3%
2014	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2015	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.2%
2016	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.3%
2017	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.5%
2018	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.4%
2019	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.0%
2020	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-12.0%
2021	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.9%
2022	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+11.1%
2023	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1999	+30.2%	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

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157 Djibouti 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
159 Canada 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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161 Micronesia (country) 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Lesotho?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Lesotho was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1977.
How does Lesotho rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Lesotho ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.