Lesotho - Environment
As far as the environment of Lesotho is concerned, there have been population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Lesotho
Climate We have temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Revenue from forest resources 3.34% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 73,457 tons (2006 est.)
Total renewable water resources 3.02 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Orange river source (shared with South Africa and Namibia [m]) - 2,092 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 3.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 17.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 2.51 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 2.56 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 76.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 65.9% (2018 est.)
Forest 1.5% (2018 est.)
Other 22.4% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 30.4% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 202,000 MASERU (capital) (2018).
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Lesotho is found in Southern Africa