Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 3.06 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho is 3.06 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho peaked at 3.07 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7 Mt CO2e, in 1977.
Lesotho ranks 158th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.79 Mt CO2e | 1.7 Mt CO2e | 1.91 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 Mt CO2e | 1.89 Mt CO2e | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 Mt CO2e | 1.94 Mt CO2e | 2.53 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 Mt CO2e | 2.55 Mt CO2e | 2.84 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 Mt CO2e | 2.78 Mt CO2e | 3.03 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 Mt CO2e | 2.47 Mt CO2e | 3.07 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho was 3.06 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 Mt CO2e in 1977.
- How does Lesotho rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Lesotho ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).