Military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0659 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0659 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0659 people per square kilometre
in 1981
All-time low
0 people per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
57
1966–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1966–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0659 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0659 people per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0659 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0659 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 people per square kilometre | 0.0329 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 0.0659 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 121 Russia 0.0727 people per square kilometre compare
- 122 Ghana 0.0703 people per square kilometre compare
- 123 Norway 0.0686 people per square kilometre compare
- 125 Tajikistan 0.0648 people per square kilometre compare
- 126 Peru 0.0633 people per square kilometre compare
- 127 Finland 0.0625 people per square kilometre 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 military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0659 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 people per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.