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Lesotho: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions

0.34Mt CO2e · 2024+9.0% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20240.336
20230.336
20220.331
20210.33
20200.349
20190.346
20180.33
20170.321
20160.316
20150.308
20140.308
20130.299
20120.292
20110.283
20100.275
20090.271
20080.262
20070.256
20060.261
20050.255
20040.244
20030.239
20020.233
20010.229
20000.252
19990.243
19980.209
19970.203
19960.201
19950.195
19940.191
19930.19
19920.184
19910.178
19900.168
19890.019
19880.018
19870.019
19860.018
19850.017
19840.016
19830.016
19820.015
19810.015
19800.014
19790.013
19780.013
19770.013
19760.013
19750.013
19740.012
19730.012
19720.013
19710.013
19700.013

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-fugitive-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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