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World / Lesotho

Lesotho

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2007 to 2025. Compare Lesotho with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$2.57B+7.6%+25.3%+9.1%Lowest quartile164 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $2.7K intl $+0.9%+8.1%−8.9%Lowest quartile170 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20252.0%−3.2 pts+10.1 pts−1.1 pts3rd quartile134 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20254.3%−1.8 pts−0.7 pts+1.1 pts2nd quartile45 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate16.3%0.0 pts−2.1 pts+0.1 ptsHighest quartile13 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade2025154.0% of GDP+1.5 pts+12.9 pts+24.3 ptsHighest quartile13 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202549.5% of GDP+0.1 pts+5.1 pts+6.6 pts2nd quartile38 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population20252.4M people+1.1%+5.7%+12.3%3rd quartile144 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20251.10%−0.01 pts−0.08 pts−0.07 pts2nd quartile96 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202457.8 years+0.4 years+2.5 years+7.0 yearsLowest quartile211 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20242.66 births−0.03 births−0.26 births−0.57 births2nd quartile68 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202544.7% of people+1.0 pts+5.0 pts+10.6 pts3rd quartile161 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over20253.9% of people0.0 pts+0.1 pts0.0 ptsLowest quartile167 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)1.0 Mt CO₂+0.9%+27.7%+67.0%Lowest quartile160 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 17502.6 Mt CO₂+3.1%+17.6%+14.7%3rd quartile152 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂63.8%+0.8 pts−3.4 pts−10.7 ptsHighest quartile8 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)0.43 t CO₂−0.2%+20.7%+48.6%Lowest quartile166 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights3.1 Mt CO₂e−0.5%+8.6%+8.4%Lowest quartile158 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person200710 kg oil eq.−0.4%––Lowest quartile176 of 176 in 2007 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202234.9%+1.3 pts−6.6 pts−5.9 pts2nd quartile26 of 71 in 2022 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202199.8%−0.1 pts−0.1 pts−0.1 ptsHighest quartile2 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202460.6% of people+3.3 pts+16.0 pts+32.8 ptsLowest quartile186 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest20241.1% of land0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsLowest quartile194 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas202523.4% of territory0.0 pts+22.9 pts+23.1 ptsHighest quartile48 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure26.4 µg/m³−14.0%−3.4%−2.0%2nd quartile58 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending202312.6% of GDP−0.3 pts+1.5 pts+1.6 ptsHighest quartile8 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202460.0 per 1,000 births−2.1%−11.9%−22.7%Highest quartile21 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education20189.9% gross−0.4 pts−0.5 pts–Lowest quartile124 of 134 in 2018 · coverage
Using the internet202451.8% of people+2.8 pts+9.5 pts+29.8 ptsLowest quartile144 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Lesotho against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Lesotho, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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