Climate Change in Lesotho

1,129 indicators covering climate change for Lesotho.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 8.68 2021 unchanged 150th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 15.44 kt 2023 down 28.7% 96th
Per capita methane emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 139th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 420,000 tonnes 2023 down 17.6% 141st
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1.22 million tonnes 2023 down 15.9% 139th
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 800,000 tonnes 2023 down 14.9% 137th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 229.29 kilograms per person 2023 up 12.3% 144th
CO₂ emissions from transport 530,000 tonnes 2023 up 26.2% 158th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 184th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 2.2 2025 down 40.5% 135th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 4.2 2025 down 17.6% 79th
Lack of coping capacity 6.2 2025 down 10.1% 39th
Vulnerability 5.5 2025 up 7.8% 42nd
CO₂ emissions by sector 140,000 tonnes 2023 up 27.3% 136th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 60.57 kilograms per person 2023 up 13.2% 133rd
Terrestrial protected areas 23.4% 2025 up 7,700.0% 62nd
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 23.4% 2025 up 7,700.0% 48th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 down 33.3% 109th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0003 kt 2023 down 25.0% 99th
Food Processing — Emissions 15.36 kt 2023 down 28.7% 106th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0061 kt 2023 down 35.8% 110th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0723 kt 2023 down 29.7% 99th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.0145 2021 down 0.8% 168th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2022 up 2.1% 212th
Food Processing — Emissions 15.36 kt 2023 down 28.7% 93rd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 down 35.8% 96th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0003 kt 2023 down 29.6% 88th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 1.37 kilograms 2018 down 0.6% 187th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 2,991 tonnes 2018 up 5.5% 192nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 290,060 tonnes 2026 up 95.3% 117th
Urban population 44.7% 2025 up 12.7% 163rd
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 7th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.38 2025 down 10.7% 128th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 65.0% 2015 down 14.9% 75th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 down 8.2% 159th
Food Processing — Energy Use 73.58 TJ 2023 down 25.1% 88th
Food Processing — Energy Use 73.58 TJ 2023 down 25.1% 82nd
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.9 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 12.1% 50th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 79.53 t 2023 up 494.0% 46th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2023 unchanged 32nd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 968 2023 down 62.8% 70th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Export quantity 296.32 t 2019 down 93.4% 29th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Other uses 79.53 t 2023 down 97.8% 44th
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 1.80 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 6.2% 159th
Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 35.6% 2024 up 6.6% 13th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected 699,049 2023 down 3.6% 29th
Decadal temperature anomalies 0.5187 °C 2010 up 413.8% 18th