Human caused air pollution exposure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Human caused air pollution exposure was 22.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.55
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
47th
of 240 countries
All-time high
27.47
in 2022
All-time low
16.09
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Lesotho, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 22.55 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Lesotho peaked at 27.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.09, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 47th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.28 | — |
| 1999 | 16.09 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.6 | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 20.82 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 23.32 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 22.79 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.15 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.16 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 23.47 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.02 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 23.13 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 22.56 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.61 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 21.59 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 22.51 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 22.04 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.21 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.05 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 20.75 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 23.03 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 22.29 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 20.76 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 21.55 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 23.3 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 27.47 | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 23.86 | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 22.55 | -5.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 22.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.17, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 22.55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.19 | 16.09 | 16.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5 | 20.82 | 23.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.28 | 20.75 | 24.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.75 | 21.55 | 27.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Lesotho?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Lesotho was 22.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.09 in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Lesotho ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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