Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing in Lesotho
Lesotho: Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing was 0.2335 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.2335 for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Lesotho peaked at 0.3924 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2335, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 168th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3307 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3355 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3127 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3247 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3287 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3424 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3567 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3798 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3924 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3262 | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2343 | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2344 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2531 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2415 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2592 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2544 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2777 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2749 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2537 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2551 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2756 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2561 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2543 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2989 | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2659 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2335 | -12.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2335 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.447, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2335 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2343, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.343 | 0.3127 | 0.3924 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2538 | 0.2343 | 0.2777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2641 | 0.2335 | 0.2989 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Lesotho?
- Food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Lesotho was 0.2335 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3924 in 1998.
- What is the lowest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2335 in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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