Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
53.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 195 countries
All-time high
53.3%
in 2011
All-time low
16.6%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Lesotho stood at 53.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Lesotho peaked at 53.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 87th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +212.0% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 53.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.1%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 16.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 84 Madagascar 56.8% compare
- 85 Georgia 56.7% compare
- 86 Cabo Verde 54.8% compare
- 88 Mayotte 53.3% compare
- 89 Australia and New Zealand 52.6% compare
- 90 Brazil 51.9% compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Lesotho?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Lesotho was 53.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Lesotho ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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