Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 3.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho stood at 3.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho peaked at 6.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1993.
That places Lesotho 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.3% | — |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +50.2% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | -41.5% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | +42.7% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | -31.8% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +43.1% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +47.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -42.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,649 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 409.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 336.38 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lesotho was 3.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Lesotho ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.