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$, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 175th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.50 million current US$ | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -54.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.1% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 625.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.87 billion current LCU (2025)
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 175th out of 209 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.