Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Lesotho

Lesotho: Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence was 4 publications in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4 publications
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
156th
of 165 countries
All-time high
4 publications
in 2024
All-time low
1 publications
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2024

Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Lesotho, 2017–2024

12342017202020242017: 1 publications2019: 1 publications2021: 2 publications2022: 1 publications2023: 2 publications2024: 4 publications

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 4 publications for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.

Lesotho ranks 156th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 publications 1 publications 1 publications 2
2020s 2.25 publications 1 publications 4 publications 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Lesotho?
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence in Lesotho was 4 publications in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 4 publications in 2024.
What is the lowest annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1 publications in 2017.
How does Lesotho rank for annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence?
Lesotho ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual scholarly publications on artificial intelligence
Unit
publications
Source
Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
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Scholarly publications on AI, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.