Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 43.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho peaked at 44.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -8.6%, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 4.5% | -8.6% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 19.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 30.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 16.3% | 44.3% | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -69.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -52.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Lesotho was 43.5% 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 44.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.6% in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Lesotho ranks 124th 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 34.4%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 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 Change Land Use 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) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.