Red List Index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Red List Index was 0.9471 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9471 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.967 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.9471 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Lesotho, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for red list index in Lesotho is 0.9471 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Lesotho peaked at 0.967 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9471 index, in 2025.
Lesotho ranks 48th of 261 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Red List Index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.967 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.9662 index | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9654 index | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9646 index | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9638 index | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.963 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9622 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9614 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9606 index | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9598 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.959 index | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9582 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9574 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9566 index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9558 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9549 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9542 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9534 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9525 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9517 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9509 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9501 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9493 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9485 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9476 index | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9476 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9476 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9476 index | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9476 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9475 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9475 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9475 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9475 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9474 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9474 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9473 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9473 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9472 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9472 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9472 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9471 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9471 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9471 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9471 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9471 index | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9471 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8827 index, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9471 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9225 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9634 index | 0.9598 index | 0.967 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9554 index | 0.9517 index | 0.959 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9484 index | 0.9475 index | 0.9509 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9474 index | 0.9472 index | 0.9475 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9471 index | 0.9471 index | 0.9472 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,582 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Lesotho?
- Red list index in Lesotho was 0.9471 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.967 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9471 index in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for red list index?
- Lesotho ranks 48th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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