Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lesotho is 53.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lesotho peaked at 53.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 42 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,883 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lesotho?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Lesotho was 53.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Lesotho ranks 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) 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 Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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