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Lesotho

Two directions on one page: the harm recorded where people live and work here, and the supply chains that connect this country to harm recorded somewhere else.

This page shows recorded deaths, production, and shares traced through trade. It does not show the death toll behind what this country uses. That number is calculated, and stays unpublished until it has a range and the model has passed its test on past years.

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Harm counted here, in the products the model covers

Each product whose supply chain counts deaths in Lesotho, with its deaths per item and the part of that figure counted here — the other side of the story: harm suffered here, in things mostly bought elsewhere.

Scenario Economic-embedded, using FIGARO 2023.

In this calculation, no product’s figure reaches it.

Recorded here

Deaths recorded for this country, as their publishers counted them: war deaths from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), and deaths at work reported to the International Labour Organization. Both are records, and both are floors, not estimates of the whole. A war death is recorded where it happened, whoever died.

Recorded here
Kind of harm Years Deaths recorded Latest year
War deaths (UCDP) 1998–1998 78 78 (1998)
Deaths at work (ILOSTAT, as reported) 1980–1982 10 1 (1982)

What it produces

The latest year on record for each material, and this country’s share of the production on record for that year. That is not always a share of the world total: when a publisher lumps small producers together as “other countries”, that group is not a country and is not loaded.

What it produces
Material Produced Share of recorded production Quality
Coal and lignite (2023) 56,725 t 0.0% reported
Natural diamonds (rough) (2025) 0 t 0.7% estimated
Wheat (2024) 4,183 t 0.0% reported
Milk (2024) 182,000 t 0.0% estimated
Maize (2024) 56,443 t 0.0% reported
Livestock (2024) 2,992 t 0.0% estimated
Timber (2024) 14,000 m3 0.0% estimated
Wood charcoal (2024) 121,447 t 0.2% estimated
Agricultural land (2024) 2,820,000 ha 0.1% gap filled
Forest (2025) 34,520 ha 0.0% external
Fresh water (2023) 20,000,000 m3 0.0% gap filled

Where what it consumes is produced

For each material, how much of what this country uses was produced in each country. It is traced through trade, so a country that only passes a material on is not counted as its source: it hands on the mix it imported. The largest sources are listed and the rest added together.

Crude petroleum — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Nigeria 47.6% yes
Saudi Arabia 17.3% —
Angola 14.9% yes
United States 6.7% —
Ghana 6.5% yes
Algeria 1.8% yes
All other countries5.1%
Natural gas — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Mozambique 49.8% yes
United States 41.9% —
South Africa 2.7% yes
Iraq 1.1% yes
Equatorial Guinea 1.0% —
Argentina 0.9% yes
All other countries2.5%
Coal and lignite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 98.5% yes
Australia 0.8% —
United States 0.2% —
Russian Federation 0.1% yes
Eswatini 0.1% —
Botswana 0.1% —
All other countries0.1%
Cobalt — 2022, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Madagascar 93.9% —
Russian Federation 2.1% yes
Congo, Dem. Rep. 1.6% yes
Canada 0.9% —
Australia 0.9% —
Turkiye 0.4% yes
All other countries0.2%
Copper — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Zambia 44.8% —
Congo, Dem. Rep. 38.0% yes
Chile 6.9% —
Indonesia 4.0% yes
Australia 2.3% —
Peru 2.2% —
All other countries1.8%
Lithium — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Australia 32.1% —
China 26.2% —
Chile 26.0% —
Zimbabwe 7.5% —
Argentina 5.4% yes
Brazil 2.0% yes
All other countries0.7%
Nickel — 2022, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Australia 38.9% —
Russian Federation 38.6% yes
Canada 18.5% —
United States 1.6% yes
Brazil 1.3% yes
New Caledonia 0.7% —
All other countries0.4%
Gold — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 93.1% yes
Ghana 5.2% yes
Brazil 0.9% yes
Canada 0.3% —
United States 0.1% —
All other countries0.4%
Tin — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Indonesia 65.9% yes
Brazil 16.7% yes
Malaysia 4.4% —
Australia 3.5% —
Congo, Dem. Rep. 3.3% yes
Nigeria 2.8% yes
All other countries3.4%
Tantalum — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Rwanda 24.4% —
Nigeria 22.2% yes
Brazil 17.4% yes
Congo, Dem. Rep. 13.9% yes
Australia 7.6% —
Mozambique 6.3% yes
All other countries8.2%
Tungsten — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 82.5% —
Bolivia 4.6% —
Austria 2.4% —
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 2.2% —
Australia 2.2% —
Portugal 1.9% —
All other countries4.2%
Iron ore — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Bauxite — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 57.2% yes
Guinea 30.4% —
Australia 6.7% —
Brazil 4.4% yes
India 0.6% yes
Indonesia 0.5% yes
All other countries0.3%
Rare earth elements — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 59.8% —
India 13.3% yes
Russian Federation 9.2% yes
United States 7.6% —
Myanmar 6.0% yes
Australia 3.4% —
All other countries0.6%
Silver — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Mexico 38.0% yes
Poland 9.0% —
United States 8.5% —
China 7.7% yes
Peru 5.3% yes
Russian Federation 4.9% yes
All other countries26.7%
Zinc — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 84.4% yes
Peru 7.7% yes
Mexico 3.7% yes
India 1.5% yes
Australia 1.5% —
Bolivia 0.5% yes
All other countries0.8%
Phosphate rock — 2022, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
United States 89.1% yes
Brazil 10.9% yes
All other countries0.0%
Manganese — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 99.9% yes
All other countries0.1%
Natural graphite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 58.2% —
Mozambique 22.6% yes
Madagascar 12.7% —
Brazil 3.7% yes
Norway 1.6% —
Tanzania 0.5% yes
All other countries0.6%
Salt — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Pakistan 24.3% yes
Germany 15.9% yes
China 10.5% —
Spain 10.3% —
United Kingdom 9.1% —
Netherlands 6.9% —
All other countries22.9%
Silica sand — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 70.3% —
Turkiye 8.7% yes
France 3.8% yes
India 3.5% yes
Netherlands 2.5% —
United States 2.3% —
All other countries8.9%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 48.7% yes
Russian Federation 15.9% yes
Australia 11.2% —
Lithuania 8.0% —
Poland 5.4% —
Lesotho (at home) 5.0% —
All other countries5.9%
Milk — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Lesotho (at home) 86.1% —
South Africa 13.6% yes
All other countries0.3%
Natural rubber — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Indonesia 33.4% yes
Thailand 21.9% yes
Cote d'Ivoire 16.8% —
Nigeria 10.0% yes
Ghana 4.0% yes
Viet Nam 3.3% —
All other countries10.5%
Maize — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 62.9% yes
Lesotho (at home) 34.5% —
Argentina 1.8% yes
Brazil 0.5% yes
United States 0.3% —
All other countries0.1%
Rice — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Thailand 69.2% yes
India 24.3% yes
China 3.2% —
Pakistan 1.3% yes
Viet Nam 1.0% —
South Africa 0.2% yes
All other countries0.7%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 90.9% yes
United States 3.5% —
Brazil 3.1% yes
China 2.1% —
Argentina 0.2% yes
All other countries0.3%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 78.0% yes
Eswatini 16.7% —
Brazil 4.0% yes
France 0.4% yes
India 0.2% yes
Belgium 0.1% —
All other countries0.7%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Brazil 54.5% yes
Ethiopia 8.8% yes
Uganda 6.0% yes
Colombia 5.3% yes
Tanzania 4.5% yes
Guatemala 3.5% yes
All other countries17.4%
Cocoa — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Peru 30.3% —
Ghana 21.7% yes
Ecuador 11.7% yes
Cote d'Ivoire 11.4% —
Tanzania 9.9% yes
Panama 4.9% —
All other countries10.1%
Palm oil — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Indonesia 80.7% yes
Malaysia 19.0% —
All other countries0.3%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Zimbabwe 32.9% —
South Africa 26.9% yes
Zambia 16.9% —
Mozambique 13.9% yes
Turkiye 2.4% yes
Malawi 1.3% —
All other countries5.7%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 74.7% yes
Lesotho (at home) 19.5% —
Brazil 2.2% yes
Eswatini 0.9% —
Namibia 0.9% —
Australia 0.3% —
All other countries1.5%
Timber — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 62.9% yes
Lesotho (at home) 18.9% —
Eswatini 16.6% —
Malaysia 0.4% —
United States 0.3% —
Indonesia 0.2% yes
All other countries0.7%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Zimbabwe 35.0% —
South Africa 24.0% yes
Zambia 12.5% —
Malawi 10.6% —
Tanzania 10.3% yes
India 3.3% yes
All other countries4.3%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Lesotho (at home) 99.7% —
South Africa 0.2% yes
All other countries0.1%

“War recorded” marks a source country where war deaths were recorded in the same year. It is a fact about that country, not a claim that this material caused them.

Where what it produces is consumed

For each material this country produces, how much of it is used in each country, including at home.

Coal and lignite — 2023, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 99.9%
All other countries0.1%
Natural diamonds (rough) — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
United States 43.2%
Hong Kong SAR, China 25.5%
United Arab Emirates 7.7%
China 5.7%
Italy 3.6%
France 3.5%
All other countries10.8%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 99.8%
All other countries0.2%
Milk — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Maize — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 99.9%
All other countries0.1%
Timber — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Lesotho (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%

The number this page does not show

The harm these supply chains carry is calculated, and not shown.

The model passes the harm counted where a material is produced on to the countries that use it. That is a count of people from a recorded calculation, with no range yet, and nothing of that kind is published before the model passes its test on past years. What this page can show without it is the structure: who produces, who uses, and where harm is recorded along the way.

Sources

Sources
Version of the data Downloaded File fingerprint
ucdp · ged-v26.1 2026-09-10 8c941d84954e555e…
ilostat · fatal-20261006 2026-10-06 700fa580091e41e7…
eia · intl-20261003 2026-10-06 9251a5920ebe7044…
usgs_mcs · MCS2026-20260206 2026-09-29 582a0aa231aea53d…
faostat · qcl-20251231 2026-09-29 c5835418c18f9322…
faostat · fo-20260109 2026-09-29 c2f7fc99651f620b…
faostat · rl-20261002 2026-10-06 39b739fbfb694971…
aquastat · ds-20260713 2026-10-06 3bca93e1d4430099…
baci · HS92_V202601-20260130 2026-09-29 43259580059fa83e…

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