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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho

Lesotho: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
92nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
All-time low
0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1992
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1990–2021

00.0050.010.0151990200520211990: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho is 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.

That places Lesotho 92nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
1992 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.4%
1993 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
1994 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1995 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1996 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.3%
1997 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.3%
1998 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1999 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.5%
2000 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2001 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.2%
2002 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.3%
2003 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.1%
2004 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.6%
2005 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.3%
2006 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2007 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.0%
2008 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
2009 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.3%
2010 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2011 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2012 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP +18.0%
2013 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2014 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2015 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.8%
2016 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.3%
2017 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%
2018 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2019 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.4%
2020 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.3%
2021 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 89 Tonga 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 90 South Korea 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 91 Mexico 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 93 Mauritius 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 94 Gambia 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 95 Chile 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
207 places, 6,553 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.