Environment in Lesotho 52 indicators covering environment for Lesotho. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.2% 161st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5845 Mt CO2e 2024 up 89.2% 156th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 61.5% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1868 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.7% 155th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4281 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 48.6% 166th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1 Mt CO2e 2024 up 67.0% 160th Aquaculture production 2,107 metric tons 2024 up 134.0% 120th Capture fisheries production 74 metric tons 2024 up 42.3% 202nd Total fisheries production 2,181 metric tons 2024 up 129.0% 185th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0061 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.6% 162nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1207 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.3% 152nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1025 Mt CO2e 2024 up 70.8% 156th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.299 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.1% 137th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0721 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.9% 90th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e 2024 up 100.0% 148th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.4% 158th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0185 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.9% 150th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0086 Mt CO2e 2024 up 120.5% 152nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 161st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4551 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.2% 146th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.052 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.1% 141st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.0% 156th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 164th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 3.5% 173rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.0% 137th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.0% 92nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.0% 126th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 157th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.1% 97th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.6% 149th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1587 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 61.5% 64th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 819.7% 2024 up 81.9% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -11.8% 2024 down 788.6% 168th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 43.5% 2024 up 34.4% 124th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.3% 2024 down 50.0% 139th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 2.57 2022 unchanged 143rd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 10.56 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2.5% 123rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 7.49 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 36th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 34.5% 2023 up 88.5% 124th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 53.8% 2023 up 49.9% 129th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 86.9% 2023 up 12.4% 124th Forest rents 4.3% 2021 up 11.0% 18th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 50.5 2022 up 0.1% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 4.87 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 2.62 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 23rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.3% 2017 down 0.7% 52nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.1% 2017 down 4.9% 85th