How have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0009 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho is 0.0009 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0012 metric tons per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Lesotho ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per person | +122.2% |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per person | -20.8% |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per person | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per person | -36.7% |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per person | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per person | -36.8% |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per person | +72.0% |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per person | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 0 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 0 metric tons per person | +29.8% |
| 1993 | 0 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 0 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0 metric tons per person | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0 metric tons per person | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 0 metric tons per person | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 0 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +279.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -21.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +124.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +71.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +65.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +36.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0009 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0009 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +279.2% | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person |
| 2010 | +124.6% | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person |
| 1975 | +122.2% | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 185 North Macedonia 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 186 Iraq 0.0012 metric tons per person compare
- 187 Belarus 0.001 metric tons per person compare
- 189 Sudan 0.0009 metric tons per person compare
- 190 Romania 0.0008 metric tons per person compare
- 191 Slovakia 0.0007 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0009 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 metric tons per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.