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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Lesotho: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Lesotho is placed joint 22nd of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 1.1 (2024); Water Stress 2.57 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
joint22nd
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Lesotho on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
1.1
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Lesotho: 1.1. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.841 Eswatini
- Land neighbours
- South Africa 6.872
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
2.57
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Lesotho: 2.57. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.31 Namibia
- Land neighbours
- South Africa 67.6
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Lesotho, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.63 Eswatini
- Land neighbours
- South Africa 0.03
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Lesotho, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Southern Africa
- 1.822 Eswatini
- Land neighbours
- South Africa 2.56
02Over time
Which way Lesotho is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
LesothoWorld median
Lesotho rose from 0.923 in 2000 to 1.1 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Lesotho World median 2024 1.10026 3.210 2023 1.07881 3.145 2022 1.11602 3.162 2021 1.36901 3.087 2020 0.88825 2.903 2019 0.99004 3.273 2018 0.99168 3.036 2017 1.05991 3.049 2016 0.95108 2.894 2015 0.97144 2.846 2014 1.07802 2.919 2013 1.03337 2.779 2012 1.37241 2.770 2011 1.36990 2.748 2010 1.13981 2.812 2009 1.11906 2.799 2008 1.07878 2.979 2007 1.06172 2.593 2006 1.04548 2.865 2005 1.02993 2.885 2004 1.00377 2.802 2003 0.97273 2.918 2002 0.95518 2.785 2001 0.93575 2.726 2000 0.92335 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
LesothoWorld median
Lesotho was at 2.57 in both 2000 and 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Lesotho World median 2023 3 10.000 2022 3 10.190 2021 3 10.460 2020 3 10.460 2019 3 10.890 2018 3 10.460 2017 3 10.460 2016 3 10.460 2015 3 10.190 2014 3 10.460 2013 3 10.460 2012 3 10.460 2011 3 10.460 2010 3 10.710 2009 3 10.960 2008 3 10.815 2007 3 11.180 2006 3 10.430 2005 3 10.250 2004 3 10.715 2003 3 10.370 2002 3 10.180 2001 3 10.130 2000 3 10.070 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
LesothoWorld median
Lesotho fell from 0.02 in 2008 to 0 in 2018; the world median went from 0.29 to 0.49.
Every year’s figures
Year Lesotho World median 2024 — 0.725 2023 — 0.780 2022 — 0.740 2021 — 0.710 2020 — 0.665 2019 — 0.550 2018 0.00 0.490 2017 — 0.630 2016 0.02 0.545 2015 0.02 0.540 2014 0.02 0.470 2013 0.02 0.440 2012 0.02 0.480 2011 0.01 0.460 2010 — 0.330 2009 0.01 0.335 2008 0.02 0.290 2007 — 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345
03In context
Lesotho beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Lesotho and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | =22nd | 1.1 | 2.57 | — | — |
 South Africa | 172nd | 6.872 | 67.6 | 0.03 | 2.56 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Lesotho in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Lesotho is ahead of the world, and behind
34 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median3
Statistics on which Lesotho does better than the middle country measured.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.171.414.17▼ Worsened since 2015
Lesotho: 1.41 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 167th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.140.7816.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Lesotho: 40.78 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7382.3472.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Lesotho: 2.347 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Lesotho does worse than the middle country measured.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5282,2882,528▼ Worsened since 2012
Lesotho: 2,288 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 98th of 181 · derived.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1814.4818.18▼ Worsened since 2015
Lesotho: 14.48 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 55.45No earlier reading
Lesotho: 5.4 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 61st of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6632.951.663No earlier reading
Lesotho: 2.95 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.5070.45No real change since 2014
Lesotho: 0.507 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 142nd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4438.3847.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Lesotho: 38.38 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 151st of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5656.31.565No real change since 2013
Lesotho: 6.3 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 12th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4561.214.45No real change since 2013
Lesotho: 61.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.141.713.14No real change since 2015
Lesotho: 1.71 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 184th of 186 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Lesotho: 0 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9677.7637.96No real change since 2013
Lesotho: 77.76 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 8th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.733.441.73Moved since 2014
Lesotho: 3.44 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 66th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7084.3181.708Moved since 2011
Lesotho: 4.318 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 74th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.1540.109Moved since 2013
Lesotho: 0.154 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 79th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82433,12213,824No real change since 2015
Lesotho: 33,122 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0290.144Moved since 2014
Lesotho: 0.029 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278177,933689,278Moved since 2013
Lesotho: 177,933 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 124th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6964.58325.69No real change since 2015
Lesotho: 64.58 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6351,2268,635No real change since 2013
Lesotho: 1,226 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 144th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6311.7637.63Moved since 2013
Lesotho: 11.76 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7755.5923,775Moved since 2015
Lesotho: 5.592 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8318.7957.83No real change since 2013
Lesotho: 18.79 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.148.67662.14No real change since 2012
Lesotho: 8.676 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 144th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.210.535Moved since 2013
Lesotho: 0.21 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 155th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.368.69887.36Moved since 2013
Lesotho: 8.698 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 159th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1000100No earlier reading
Lesotho: 0 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3752,18152,375Moved since 2014
Lesotho: 2,181 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95402.954No real change since 1990
Lesotho: 0 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.081.13731.08No real change since 2013
Lesotho: 1.137 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 193rd of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.660.0533.66No earlier reading
Lesotho: 0.053 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 117th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4740.7831.474Moved since 2015
Lesotho: 0.783 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
No current reading for Lesotho
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Carbon Intensity of Electricity (last 2022), Coal Share of Electricity Generation (last 2022), Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue (last 2023), Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation (last 2022), Mangrove Area, Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area (last 2018), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation (last 2022), Solar Share of Electricity Generation (last 2022), Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation (last 2022) and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Lesotho’s 14 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Lesotho’s best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 22nd of 1862/4 keys
- Peace & Security57th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 62nd of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 73rd of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience111th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 115th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 132nd of 1763/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 140th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge154th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology158th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 158th of 1843/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital178th of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality151st of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing194th of 2004/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Lesotho can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Angola1st3/4 keysHighest in Southern Africa
Lesotho=22nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Lesotho on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Lesotho rank on environment & sustainability?
Lesotho is placed joint 22nd of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita and Water Stress). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Lesotho?
1.1 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Lesotho?
2.57 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Lesotho compare with South Africa on environment & sustainability?
South Africa is placed 172nd of 186, and Lesotho joint 22nd. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: South Africa 6.872, Lesotho 1.1; Water Stress: South Africa 67.6, Lesotho 2.57.
How have Lesotho’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 0.923 in 2000 to 1.1 in 2024; Water Stress was 2.57 in both 2000 and 2023; Organic Agricultural Area fell from 0.02 in 2008 to 0 in 2018.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Lesotho?
No current reading is published for Lesotho on Adjusted Net Savings, Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Coal Share of Electricity Generation, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation, Mangrove Area, Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation, Solar Share of Electricity Generation, Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 34 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Lesotho’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Lesotho (banner) — User:Kentstander derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.5
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Lesotho: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/lesotho/environment