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Lesotho
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP6.02[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2856.70[$]
Population2.11[millions]
Urbanization29.03[%]
Land Area30558.84[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 165 28 -1
Health 180 11.8 2.2
Air Quality 175 15.3 1
PM2.5 156 18.8 0.3
Household solid fuels 159 10 3.2
Ozone 171 18.9 -8.2
Sanitation & Drinking Water 171 7.2 3.6
Sanitation 171 7.4 3.7
Drinking water 171 7.1 3.5
Heavy Metals 168 25 3.7
Lead 168 25 3.7
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 131 38.8 -3.1
Biodiversity 166 22.5 0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 177 1.4 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 177 1.4 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 147 10.6 5.1
Species Habitat Index 30 94.3 -3.3
Species Protection Index 143 26.2 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 154 43.5 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 46 47.3 -12.5
Tree cover loss 41 44 -14.7
Grassland loss 93 54 14.3
Wetland loss 1 100 -
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 86 52.4 -2.7
CO2 growth rate 85 42.6 -5.3
CH4 growth rate 67 78.1 17
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 21 89.1 17.1
Black Carbon growth rate 105 47 -53
CO2 from land cover 137 26.7 -
GHG intensity trend 66 54.4 -3.7
GHG per capita 50 70.5 -3.4
Pollution Emissions 130 44 -12.1
SO2 growth rate 138 43.3 -50.6
NOx growth rate 108 44.7 26.5
Agriculture 133 27.4 1.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 133 27.4 1.7
Water Resources 119 0.3 -
Wastewater treatment 119 0.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Bangladesh 29
Vanuatu 28.9
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
GDP per capita
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Kenya 34.7
Micronesia 33
Nepal 32.7
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Issue Performance
Eswatini 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Angola 29.7
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
India 27.6
Haiti 27
Regulatory Quality
Russia 50.5
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mali 29.4
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Voice & Accountability
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Montenegro 46.3
Dominican Republic 46.3
El Salvador 43.1
Bhutan 39.3
Philippines 38.4
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Lesotho 28
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Sri Lanka 39
China 37.3
Guyana 35.9
Comoros 32.1
Lesotho 28
Liberia 22.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Least Developed Countries
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Vanuatu 28.9
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
LSO