How have things changed? in Lesotho
Lesotho: How have things changed? was 2,181 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2,181 metric tons
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,672 metric tons
in 2020
All-time low
0 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Lesotho, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,181 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Lesotho peaked at 2,672 metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons, in 1965.
That places Lesotho 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed? in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons | — |
| 1974 | 10 metric tons | — |
| 1975 | 23 metric tons | +130.0% |
| 1976 | 27 metric tons | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 22 metric tons | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 24 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 27 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 23 metric tons | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 15 metric tons | -34.8% |
| 1982 | 19 metric tons | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 20 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 13 metric tons | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 23 metric tons | +76.9% |
| 1986 | 25 metric tons | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 26 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 30 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25 metric tons | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 33 metric tons | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 40 metric tons | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 44 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 38 metric tons | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 34 metric tons | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 40 metric tons | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 32 metric tons | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 48 metric tons | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 46 metric tons | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 47 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 46 metric tons | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 47 metric tons | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 179 metric tons | +280.9% |
| 2008 | 141 metric tons | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 152.6 metric tons | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 345.4 metric tons | +126.3% |
| 2011 | 345.37 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 450.37 metric tons | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 550.43 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 952.53 metric tons | +73.1% |
| 2015 | 1,055 metric tons | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 1,104 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1,855 metric tons | +68.0% |
| 2018 | 2,556 metric tons | +37.8% |
| 2019 | 2,610 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,672 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,580 metric tons | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 1,916 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 2,086 metric tons | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 2,181 metric tons | +4.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,181 metric tons is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,181 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +280.9% | 47 metric tons | 179 metric tons |
| 1975 | +130.0% | 10 metric tons | 23 metric tons |
| 2010 | +126.3% | 152.6 metric tons | 345.4 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 13.3 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 27 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4 metric tons | 13 metric tons | 30 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.6 metric tons | 25 metric tons | 44 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.86 metric tons | 32 metric tons | 179 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,182 metric tons | 345.37 metric tons | 2,610 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,087 metric tons | 1,580 metric tons | 2,672 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 181 Montenegro 2,409 metric tons compare
- 182 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,306 metric tons compare
- 183 Grenada 2,183 metric tons compare
- 185 Puerto Rico 2,140 metric tons compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 1,987 metric tons compare
- 187 American Samoa 1,527 metric tons 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 how have things changed? in Lesotho?
- How have things changed? in Lesotho was 2,181 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,672 metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for how have things changed??
- Lesotho ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.