Government transparency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Government transparency was -0.6145 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Latest (2010)
-0.6145
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
92nd
of 125 countries
All-time high
-0.532
in 2004
All-time low
-0.621
in 1985
Years of data
31
1980–2010
Government transparency in Lesotho, 1980–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -0.6145 for government transparency in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Lesotho peaked at -0.532 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.621, in 1985.
Lesotho ranks 92nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government transparency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6158 | — |
| 1981 | -0.6197 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | -0.619 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | -0.6141 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | -0.6149 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | -0.621 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6135 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | -0.6162 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6106 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | -0.6127 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | -0.616 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | -0.6156 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | -0.6182 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | -0.6114 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | -0.6164 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | -0.6121 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6139 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.588 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | -0.6157 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | -0.5663 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | -0.5627 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.5561 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -0.5574 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | -0.5551 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.532 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | -0.5874 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | -0.5843 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5967 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | -0.5411 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5737 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6145 | +7.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0.6145 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477, 12.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0.6145 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6006, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.6158 | -0.621 | -0.6106 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6074 | -0.6182 | -0.5663 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5647 | -0.5967 | -0.532 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6145 | -0.6145 | -0.6145 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Lesotho?
- Government transparency in Lesotho was -0.6145 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was -0.532 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.621 in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for government transparency?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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