Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 14.73 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Lesotho stood at 14.73 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 14.73 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.28 current US$ per person, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 183rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.28 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 2.43 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 2.5 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.65 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 2.73 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.9 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 2.99 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 3.16 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 3.34 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 3.46 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.61 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3.88 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 4.14 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 4.34 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.81 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 5.12 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 5.42 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.8 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 6.28 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 7.39 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 7.87 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 8.44 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 9.47 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 9.59 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.87 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.74 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 11.63 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 12.14 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 13.1 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 14.21 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 13.54 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 14.73 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 14.73 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 14.73 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.54 current US$ per person, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 current US$ per person | 2.28 current US$ per person | 3.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 current US$ per person | 3.61 current US$ per person | 7.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.71 current US$ per person | 7.87 current US$ per person | 14.21 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 current US$ per person | 13.54 current US$ per person | 14.73 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 14.73 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.73 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 183rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. 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 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.