Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in Lesotho, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Lesotho peaked at 1,547 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 525.34 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 94th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 615.72 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 703.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 784.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 763.68 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 760 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 855.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 764.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 769.19 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 703.38 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 677.64 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 632.61 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 564.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 525.34 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 752.88 current US$ per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2004 | 980.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 1,069 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,113 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1,035 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1,070 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,080 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,357 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 1,547 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 1,454 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1,418 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,477 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,414 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,241 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 1,388 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 1,493 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1,388 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1,314 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,403 current US$ per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,099 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 739.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 615.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 855.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 882.26 current US$ per square kilometre | 525.34 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,113 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,241 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,547 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,342 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,314 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 91 Fiji 1,396 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Costa Rica 1,382 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Armenia 1,374 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 95 Jordan 1,347 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 96 Montenegro 1,328 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Cameroon 1,279 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Lesotho was 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,547 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 525.34 current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
- Lesotho ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.