International trips for personal reasons in Lesotho
Lesotho: International trips for personal reasons was 908,600 in 2016. ▲ Rising
International trips for personal reasons in Lesotho, 1995–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 908,600 for international trips for personal reasons in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 134.8% on the previous year and up 272.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international trips for personal reasons in Lesotho peaked at 908,600 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 183,000, in 1995.
That places Lesotho 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International trips for personal reasons in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 183,000 | — |
| 1996 | 241,000 | +31.7% |
| 1997 | 259,000 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 244,000 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 262,000 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 256,000 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 250,000 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 244,000 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 275,000 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 246,000 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 244,000 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 254,000 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 254,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 304,000 | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 374,000 | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 347,000 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 373,000 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 387,000 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 908,600 | +134.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 908,600 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 369,200, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 908,600 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228,750, 4.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International trips for personal reasons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +134.8% | 387,000 | 908,600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 237,800 | 183,000 | 262,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 258,556 | 244,000 | 304,000 | 9 |
| 2010s | 477,920 | 347,000 | 908,600 | 5 |
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 international trips for personal reasons in Lesotho?
- International trips for personal reasons in Lesotho was 908,600 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 908,600 in 2016.
- What is the lowest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,000 in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for international trips for personal reasons?
- Lesotho ranks 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is international trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.4%. 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 International trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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