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Carbon intensity of the economy — Lesotho

Carbon intensity of the economy in Lesotho in 2022 — 0.536 kg/$. Ranked 154 in the world out of 164. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 16.5%.

2022 0.536 kg/$ −18.42% vs 2021
World rank 154of 164
Period maximum 0.657 kg/$2021
Period minimum 0.374 kg/$2016

Trend over time

1990–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Lesotho, 1990–20220.30.40.50.60.71990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.46 kg/$1991: 0.476 kg/$1992: 0.47 kg/$1993: 0.478 kg/$1994: 0.478 kg/$1995: 0.489 kg/$1996: 0.481 kg/$1997: 0.484 kg/$1998: 0.494 kg/$1999: 0.497 kg/$2000: 0.491 kg/$2001: 0.488 kg/$2002: 0.505 kg/$2003: 0.501 kg/$2004: 0.513 kg/$2005: 0.52 kg/$2006: 0.515 kg/$2007: 0.513 kg/$2008: 0.509 kg/$2009: 0.526 kg/$2010: 0.512 kg/$2011: 0.611 kg/$2012: 0.589 kg/$2013: 0.429 kg/$2014: 0.437 kg/$2015: 0.387 kg/$2016: 0.374 kg/$2017: 0.44 kg/$2018: 0.427 kg/$2019: 0.438 kg/$2020: 0.43 kg/$2021: 0.657 kg/$2022: 0.536 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.076 (+16.52%) Average annual rate: 0.48 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 0.536 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Southern Africa computed 0.554 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.536 −0.121 −18.42%
2021 0.657 +0.227 +52.79%
2020 0.43 −0.008 −1.83%
2019 0.438 +0.011 +2.58%
2018 0.427 −0.013 −2.95%
2017 0.44 +0.066 +17.65%
2016 0.374 −0.013 −3.36%
2015 0.387 −0.05 −11.44%
2014 0.437 +0.008 +1.86%
2013 0.429 −0.16 −27.16%
2012 0.589 −0.022 −3.6%
2011 0.611 +0.099 +19.34%
2010 0.512 −0.014 −2.66%
2009 0.526 +0.017 +3.34%
2008 0.509 −0.004 −0.78%
2007 0.513 −0.002 −0.39%
2006 0.515 −0.005 −0.96%
2005 0.52 +0.007 +1.36%
2004 0.513 +0.012 +2.4%
2003 0.501 −0.004 −0.79%
2002 0.505 +0.017 +3.48%
2001 0.488 −0.003 −0.61%
2000 0.491 −0.006 −1.21%
1999 0.497 +0.003 +0.61%
1998 0.494 +0.01 +2.07%
1997 0.484 +0.003 +0.62%
1996 0.481 −0.008 −1.64%
1995 0.489 +0.011 +2.3%
1994 0.478 +0 +0%
1993 0.478 +0.008 +1.7%
1992 0.47 −0.006 −1.26%
1991 0.476 +0.016 +3.48%
1990 0.46 — —

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 0.107 NA Namibia 0.156 BW Botswana 0.188 LS Lesotho 0.536 ZA South Africa 0.593
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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