Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.0721 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 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
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho stood at 0.0721 Mt CO2e.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho peaked at 0.0906 Mt CO2e in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0701 Mt CO2e, in 1973.
Lesotho ranks 90th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0714 Mt CO2e | 0.0701 Mt CO2e | 0.0731 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0762 Mt CO2e | 0.0739 Mt CO2e | 0.0781 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0795 Mt CO2e | 0.0786 Mt CO2e | 0.0815 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0855 Mt CO2e | 0.0821 Mt CO2e | 0.0906 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0831 Mt CO2e | 0.0772 Mt CO2e | 0.0896 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0739 Mt CO2e | 0.0721 Mt CO2e | 0.0758 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0185 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)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5845 Mt CO2e (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Lesotho was 0.0721 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0906 Mt CO2e in 2009.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0701 Mt CO2e in 1973.
- How does Lesotho rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- Lesotho ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).