Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Lesotho
Lesotho: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) 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
Lesotho recorded 1 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho peaked at 1 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0734 Mt CO2e, in 1972.
Lesotho ranks 160th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0842 Mt CO2e | 0.0734 Mt CO2e | 0.1067 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1135 Mt CO2e | 0.0935 Mt CO2e | 0.1647 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1236 Mt CO2e | 0.1088 Mt CO2e | 0.1362 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4207 Mt CO2e | 0.3508 Mt CO2e | 0.5358 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6338 Mt CO2e | 0.5223 Mt CO2e | 0.7834 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8882 Mt CO2e | 0.7032 Mt CO2e | 1 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5845 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4228 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1868 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4281 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2,107 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 74 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,181 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1207 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Lesotho was 1 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 carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0734 Mt CO2e in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Lesotho ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. 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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) 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 carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).