Climate Change in Lesotho

1,129 indicators covering climate change for Lesotho.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita 654.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 0.4% 1st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 2.3% 140th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 2.57 million tonnes 2024 up 14.7% 152nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 17.90 million tonnes 2024 up 70.7% 175th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 0 tonnes 2024 153rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 0 tonnes 2024 121st
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 3.1% 2024 down 43.2% 85th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 9.29 million tonnes 2024 up 271.0% 131st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 6.72 million tonnes 2024 up 2,466.0% 62nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 2.87 tonnes per person 2024 up 2,183.5% 17th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 9.29 million tonnes 2024 up 271.0% 131st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 3.97 tonnes per person 2024 up 230.1% 88th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 up 54.4% 158th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 491,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 25.2% 150th
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 down 26.8% 154th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 down 30.4% 150th
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.0001 °C 2024 up 24.2% 161st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.0001 °C 2024 up 24.2% 161st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.0001 °C 2024 up 10.4% 140th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 14.9% 144th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 61.3% 158th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 15.44 kt 2023 108th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0.702 tonnes per person 2024 down 12.6% 47th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 1.64 million tonnes 2024 down 1.8% 84th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 54.43 million tonnes 2024 up 41.6% 90th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.702 tonnes per person 2024 down 12.6% 47th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 57.38 years 2023 up 15.8% 234th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 37.7 2022 up 423.6% 175th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 11.0% 31st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 28th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 3.9% 31st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 8.0% 28th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 0.8% 31st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 13.3% 28th
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0755 kg per person 2023 down 1.5% 31st
Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 5.75 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 29th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 13.3% 67th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.3% 29th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 2.5% 65th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 11.0% 67th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 11.1% 29th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 65th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0018 t per person 2023 down 13.3% 67th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit 0 t per US$ of GDP 2023 up 8.3% 29th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per 0.1402 t per square kilometre 2023 down 2.5% 65th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 49.2% 78th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 36.5% 54th
Wheat — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 42.9% 77th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 48.3% 79th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.5% 54th
Wheat — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 41.9% 77th
Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 49.8% 79th
Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 37.3% 54th
Wheat — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 down 43.6% 77th
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0501 kg per person 2023 down 48.5% 78th
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.7% 54th
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 3.81 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 42.2% 77th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 1 t 2024 down 99.8% 123rd
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 0.13 1000 USD 2024 down 99.9% 133rd