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Lesotho
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP4.88[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2279.90[$]
Population2.14[millions]
Land Area30558.84[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 141 32.30 1.40
Ecosystem Vitality 170 23.50 2.00
Biodiversity 167 13.70 3.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 174 2.80 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 174 2.80 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 115 26.10 20.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 146 36.10 NA
Species Protection Index 170 1.80 0.50
Species Habitat Index 30 94.40 -3.20
Ecosystem Services 79 28.30 -20.10
Tree cover loss 34 29.00 -9.90
Grassland loss 136 30.20 -23.60
Wetland loss 147 22.10 -77.90
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 133 53.10 41.30
SO2 growth rate 76 87.30 87.30
NOx growth rate 171 18.90 -4.70
Agriculture 49 45.50 0.90
Pesticide 26 63.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 133 27.40 1.70
Water Resources 134 0.30 NA
Wastewater treatment 134 0.30 NA
Health 180 10.90 1.60
Air Quality 177 11.10 0.40
PM2.5 156 8.70 -0.90
Household solid fuels 159 10.20 3.40
Ozone 171 20.60 -5.20
NOx 154 13.00 -1.50
SO2 156 17.10 -0.30
CO 122 43.80 -5.50
VOC 103 24.00 -3.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 171 7.30 4.10
Sanitation 171 7.40 4.20
Drinking water 171 7.20 4.00
Heavy Metals 168 24.50 3.60
Lead 168 24.50 3.60
Waste Management 171 5.90 0.50
Solid waste 154 2.90 NA
Recycling 132 11.90 1.50
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 38 53.30 0.70
Climate Change 38 53.30 0.70
CO2 growth rate 71 43.50 4.00
CH4 growth rate 53 51.20 11.50
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 34.70
Black Carbon growth rate 77 77.00 -20.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 33 63.50 2.10
CO2 from land cover 143 10.60 -58.50
GHG intensity trend 103 46.90 -9.00
GHG per capita 40 74.30 1.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Qatar 33
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Solomon Islands 35
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Afghanistan 43.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Angola 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Madagascar 28
India 18.9
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Solomon Islands 35
Iran 34.5
Lesotho 32.3
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Regulatory Quality
Belize 50
Kiribati 49
Eswatini 44.9
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Lesotho 32.3
Cambodia 30.1
Mali 28.5
Voice and Accountability
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Ecuador 46.5
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Malawi 40.6
Lesotho 32.3
Fiji 31.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Rule of Law
Moldova 42.7
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Nepal 28.3
Control of Corruption
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
China 28.4
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Peru 39.8
Turkmenistan 37
Lesotho 32.3
Morocco 28.4
China 28.4
Liberia 24.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Least Developed Countries
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
LSO