Lesotho: statistics and indicators

96 indicators and 2,749 data points for Lesotho, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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96
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2,749

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Key indicators for Lesotho

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9439 Percent per annum 2030 17th volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,898 Persons 2050 24th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.9441 % change on previous year 2030 17th volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.08 Percent per annum 2029 27th volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.11 Percent per annum 2029 22nd volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.72 Percentage change 2025 1st volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.08 Percentage change 2025 1st volatile
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.87 Percentage change 2024 67th volatile
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.9 Percentage change 2024 65th volatile
Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 10th flat
Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 8.69 Millimetres per year 2023 15th volatile
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.6494 Degrees celsius 2023 35th volatile
Land use hidden — Total area 30,360 Square kilometres 2023 8th flat
Land use hidden — Cropland 3,607 Square kilometres 2023 8th falling
Land use hidden — Land area 30,360 Square kilometres 2023 8th flat
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 20,000 Square kilometres 2023 4th falling
Land use hidden — Other areas 6,407 Square kilometres 2023 7th rising
Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate -11.75 % change on previous year 2023 217th volatile
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 12th volatile
Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 11th flat
Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 30.99 % change on previous year 2023 2nd volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.0432 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 14th volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 51.76 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 8th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 43.27 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 13th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 4.97 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 15th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 14.62 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 2040 14th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 18.7 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 14th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 81.26 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 13th volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 48.49 Percentage of GDP 2029 1st rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 258.5 Square kilometres 2023 11th flat
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 86.7 Square kilometres 2023 12th flat
Land use hidden — Forest 345.2 Square kilometres 2023 12th flat
Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.0167 Index 2024 16th volatile
Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — B. Openess 0 Index 2024 12th flat
Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. 0.0003 Index 2024 17th volatile
Index of digital trade integration and openness 0.0371 Index 2024 19th volatile
Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0 Index 2024 15th flat
Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — E. Wider 0.0201 Index 2024 16th volatile
Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 31.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 3rd falling
Balanced trade in services 0.2357 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2024 13th falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 66th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 44.16 Percentage of GDP 2022 2nd rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 31.75 Percentage of GDP 2022 6th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 2.99 Percentage of GDP 2022 27th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 7.06 Percentage of GDP 2022 17th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 23.25 Persons 2022 21st volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 39.57 Persons 2022 22nd flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 9.18 Percentage of GDP 2022 27th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 4.86 Percentage of GDP 2022 27th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 17.81 Percentage of GDP 2022 6th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial 6.59 Percentage of GDP 2022 2nd rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 17 - Trade by 279.31 US dollar 2022 27th volatile
Environmentally related tax revenue 1.86 Percentage of GDP 2023 3rd volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 4.32 Percentage of GDP 2021 4th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0 Percentage of GDP 2021 22nd flat
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 0 Square kilometres 2018 9th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0 Percentage of GDP 2021 21st flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 4.32 Percentage of GDP 2021 18th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0 Percentage of GDP 2021 21st flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0 Percentage of GDP 2021 23rd flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 596 Hectares 2020 23rd rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 9.49 Hectares 2020 24th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3,036 Hectares 2020 24th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,600 Hectares 2020 20th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 600 Hectares 2020 23rd rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 1,656 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 22nd rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 24.8 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 25th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 3,036 Hectares 2020 24th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 34.52 Hectares 2020 28th flat
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 0.01 Square kilometres 2018 10th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 45.77 Percentage of merchandise value 2020 28th volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 376.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 9th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 433.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 4th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0.1421 Percentage of GDP 2019 3rd rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 121.77 Percentage of GDP 2019 2nd falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 121.14 Percentage of GDP 2019 19th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 10.63 Percentage of GDP 2019 20th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 10.6 Percentage of GDP 2019 1st flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 0 Percentage of GDP 2019 16th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 0 Percentage of GDP 2019 19th flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 0.0603 US dollar 2018 27th rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 3.21 US dollar 2018 25th rising
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 12,938 Square kilometres 2022 38th flat
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 144.62 Square kilometres 2022 53rd volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 94.68 Square kilometres 2022 49th volatile
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions 0.0637 Index 2025 1st falling
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Payment system 0.0368 Index 2025 2nd rising
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Intellectual property 0.0216 Index 2025 2nd flat
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index 0.1661 Index 2025 9th falling
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Infrastructure and 0 Index 2025 12th flat
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Other barriers 0.0439 Index 2025 5th falling
Digital STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness 0.3676 Index 2025 6th falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct 9.88 Percent per annum 2022 2nd volatile
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 86.34 Percentage of merchandise value 2020 6th falling
Gross value added by A*10 industry - international data cooperation 110.91 Constant prices, index 2010=100 2021 46th rising
GDP and main aggregates - international data cooperation - annual data 110.91 Constant prices, index 2010=100 2021 45th rising

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