🇱🇸Lesotho: All Indicators

Arable land (% of land area) 2023 11.75 Arable land (hectares per person) 2023 0.15 Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.00 Rural land area (sq. km) 2015 30,172.34 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.00 Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 0.00 Surface area (sq. km) 2023 30,360.00 Urban land area (sq. km) 2015 249.94 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 2015 0.00 Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 2015 0.00

Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) 2021 -2.00 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) 2021 1.17 Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) 2021 13.70 Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) 2021 6.27 Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI) 2021 0.00 Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) 2021 0.00 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 2024 6.50 Coal rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2023 42.92 Forest rents (% of GDP) 2021 4.32 GDP (constant 2015 US$) 2024 2.32B GDP (current US$) 2024 2.27B GDP growth (annual %) 2024 2.85 GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) 2024 991.07 GDP per capita (current US$) 2024 971.91 GDP per capita growth (annual %) 2024 1.71 GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 2,640.29 GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 3,001.16 GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 2024 6.17B GDP, PPP (current international $) 2024 7.01B GNI (current US$) 2024 2.71B GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 1,180.00 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 2024 3,580.00 GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 2024 2.75B GNI, PPP (current international $) 2024 8.38B Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2023 98.59 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 2024 30.94 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 2024 3.60 Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2024 6.11 Mineral rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Natural gas rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Oil rents (% of GDP) 2021 0.00 Services, value added (% of GDP) 2024 48.04 Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) 2021 4.32 Trade (% of GDP) 2023 141.51

Compulsory education, duration (years) 2025 7.00 Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) 2024 6.62 Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) 2024 90.45 Preprimary education, duration (years) 2025 3.00 Primary education, duration (years) 2025 7.00 School enrollment, primary (% gross) 2024 80.18 School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 2017 59.36 Secondary education, duration (years) 2025 5.00

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) 2023 53.80 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) 2023 34.50 Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) 2023 86.90 Access to electricity (% of population) 2023 57.30 Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) 2023 45.20 Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) 2023 85.00 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total) 2021 0.15 Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) 2021 780,000.00 Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) 2021 99.79

Bird species, threatened 2022 9.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 819.67 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 0.43 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.10 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.12 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.19 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.58 Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 2023 7.49 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 2024 0.43 Fish species, threatened 2022 1.00 Mammal species, threatened 2022 4.00 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 6.34 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 1.60 Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.79 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.28 Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.34 Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.19 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 -11.75 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.46 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.30 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.07 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.05 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.00 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.01 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 2024 0.02 PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 2020 23.44 PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 2017 100.00 Plant species (higher), threatened 2022 5.00 Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 2023 76.14 Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.00 Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.00 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 2025 23.40 Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 2025 23.40 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 2024 43.52 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2024 3.06 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 2024 1.31 Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 2015 0.00

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 2024 69.55 Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 2024 62.27 Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 2024 6.26 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 2024 56.02 Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 2024 49.00 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 23.76 Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 2021 54.14 Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 2021 9.07 Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 2021 34.07 Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 2021 2.72 Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 2023 12.61 Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 2024 10.48 Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 2024 6.20 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2024 2.66 Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 2006 1.30 Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 86.00 Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 2024 86.00 Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 2024 90.00 International migrant stock (% of population) 2024 0.60 International migrant stock, total 2024 15,039.00 Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 2024 60.44 Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 2024 55.03 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 2024 57.80 Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 2023 1.28 Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 2023 78.00 Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 2023 478.00 Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 2019 31.90 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 2021 36.30 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 2021 33.80 Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 2021 40.00 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 2019 288.30 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 2019 242.20 Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 2019 351.90 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 2021 3.49 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 3.10 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 3.91 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 2019 108.10 Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 2024 355.43 Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 2024 464.08 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 2024 56.30 Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 50.30 Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 62.10 Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 2024 28.50 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 2024 60.00 Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 2024 53.50 Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 2024 66.10 Net migration 2025 -5,192.00 Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2024 230.00 Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2024 163.00 Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2024 274.00 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2024 220.00 Number of infant deaths 2024 3,104.00 Number of maternal deaths 2023 270.00 Number of neonatal deaths 2024 1,582.00 Number of under-five deaths 2024 3,308.00 People practicing open defecation (% of population) 2024 14.76 People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 2024 78.08 People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 2024 47.89 Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2022 0.24 Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 2024 34.52 Population ages 0-14, female 2024 401,089.00 Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 2024 33.47 Population ages 0-14, male 2024 405,772.00 Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 2024 35.63 Population ages 0-14, total 2024 806,862.00 Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 2024 61.62 Population ages 15-64, female 2024 739,057.00 Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 2024 61.66 Population ages 15-64, male 2024 701,364.00 Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 2024 61.58 Population ages 15-64, total 2024 1.44M Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 2024 3.86 Population ages 65 and above, female 2024 58,385.00 Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 2024 4.87 Population ages 65 and above, male 2024 31,755.00 Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 2024 2.79 Population ages 65 and above, total 2024 90,141.00 Population growth (annual %) 2024 1.12 Population, female 2024 1.20M Population, female (% of total population) 2024 51.28 Population, male 2024 1.14M Population, male (% of total population) 2024 48.72 Population, total 2024 2.34M Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 2019 51.40 Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 34.10 Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 2023 35.80 Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 2023 34.20 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 2024 4.30 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 2024 3.40 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 2024 4.00 Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 2024 6.20 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2025 25.00 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 2024 25.00 Rural population 2024 1.32M Rural population (% of total population) 2024 56.32 Rural population growth (annual %) 2024 -0.64 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 2024 1.03 Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 2021 28.66 Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 2021 16.63 Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 2021 41.35 Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 2024 51.33 Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 2024 39.53 Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 2020 4.30 Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 2020 1.33 Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 2020 7.39 UHC service coverage index 2023 55.00 Urban population 2024 1.02M Urban population (% of total population) 2024 43.68 Urban population growth (annual %) 2024 3.43

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 30.88 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 19.82 Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 39.12 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 48.09 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 66.92 Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2025 16.32

Gini index 2017 44.90 Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) 2017 49.70

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) 2020 2.99 Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2024 1.57

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) 2024 51.80 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) 2024 70.33 Scientific and technical journal articles 2022 47.96 Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) 2024 85.99

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 2024 -0.55 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 2024 -12.57M High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 2024 0.09 Merchandise exports (current US$) 2024 992.00M Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 957.67M Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.30 Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 58.70 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.06 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.27 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.05 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 40.92 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 0.39 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) 2023 40.92 Merchandise imports (current US$) 2024 1.86B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) 2023 1.64B Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.00 Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.25 Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 5.79 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 8.40 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.02 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.02 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.01 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 0.80 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 84.96 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 9.25 Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) 2023 84.96 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 2024 125.32 Net ODA received (% of GNI) 2023 6.69 Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 2024 3.04M Real interest rate (%) 2024 7.35