Red List Index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Red List Index was 0.95 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.95 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.97 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.95 index
in 1995
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Lesotho, 1980–2025
Source: BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Lesotho stood at 0.95 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Lesotho peaked at 0.97 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.95 index, in 1995.
Lesotho ranks 40th of 247 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Red List Index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.97 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.97 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.97 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.96 index | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.95 index | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.95 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.88 index, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.95 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.92 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.963 index | 0.96 index | 0.97 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.955 index | 0.95 index | 0.96 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 0.95 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 40 Austria 0.95 index compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 0.95 index compare
- 40 Chad 0.95 index compare
- 40 Czechia 0.95 index compare
- 40 Gabon 0.95 index compare
- 40 Guernsey 0.95 index compare
- 40 Jersey 0.95 index compare
- 40 Norway 0.95 index compare
- 40 Paraguay 0.95 index compare
- 40 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.95 index compare
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 red list index in Lesotho?
- Red list index in Lesotho was 0.95 index in 2025, according to BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 index in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for red list index?
- Lesotho ranks 40th out of 247 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Red List Index.