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. β² Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Lesotho, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
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 75th of 163 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 42 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2,883 1000 USD (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 75th out of 163 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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