GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Lesotho
Lesotho: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 1,302 in 2015. ▲ Rising
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Lesotho, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,302 for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Lesotho peaked at 1,481 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,098, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 144th out of 204 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,239 | — |
| 1991 | 1,249 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,388 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 1,357 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,312 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,270 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,208 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 1,169 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1,098 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1,481 | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 1,410 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 1,426 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1,315 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1,335 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,313 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,423 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1,378 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,384 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,368 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,373 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,372 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,387 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,414 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,345 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,339 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,302 | -2.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,302 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,683, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,302 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,667, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +34.9% | 1,098 | 1,481 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,277 | 1,098 | 1,481 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,373 | 1,313 | 1,426 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,360 | 1,302 | 1,414 | 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 ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Lesotho?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Lesotho was 1,302 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,481 in 1999.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,098 in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 204 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).