Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho
Lesotho: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 53.31 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
53.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 240 countries
All-time high
53.31
in 2011
All-time low
16.6
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho stood at 53.31. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho peaked at 53.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.6, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 240 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.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6 | — |
| 2001 | 51.79 | +212.0% |
| 2002 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 51.79 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.31 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.31 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 53.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 53.31 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.27 | 16.6 | 51.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.16 | 51.79 | 53.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.31 | 53.31 | 53.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 96 Democratic Republic of Congo 54.41 compare
- 97 Panama 54.15 compare
- 98 Gabon 53.7 compare
- 100 Seychelles 52.77 compare
- 101 Oman 52.48 compare
- 102 Saint Barthelemy 51.74 compare
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 protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Lesotho was 53.31 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.31 in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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