Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 33.30 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho stood at 33.30 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho peaked at 33.30 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.12 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.12 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 4.48 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 4.69 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 5.05 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 5.27 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 5.66 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 5.89 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 6.29 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 6.68 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 6.92 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.24 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7.76 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 8.26 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 8.62 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.49 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 10.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.55 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 11.33 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 12.35 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 14.64 million current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 15.72 million current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 17.00 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 19.26 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 19.72 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.54 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 22.60 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 24.78 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 26.19 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 28.60 million current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 31.40 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 30.28 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 33.30 million current US$ | +10.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 33.30 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 33.30 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.12 million current US$, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.50 million current US$ | 4.12 million current US$ | 6.92 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.02 million current US$ | 7.24 million current US$ | 14.64 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.58 million current US$ | 15.72 million current US$ | 31.40 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.79 million current US$ | 30.28 million current US$ | 33.30 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Lesotho was 33.30 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 33.30 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Lesotho ranks 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.