What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1977.

What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1993.

How does Lesotho rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?

Lesotho ranks 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.

Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho

Name: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.0001 units per square kilometre

Change on year

down 5.2%

World rank

28th

of 210 countries

All-time high

0.0004 units per square kilometre

in 1977

All-time low

0.0001 units per square kilometre

in 1993

Years of data

1970–2021

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.0001 units per square kilometre for natural resource rents, per square kilometre in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1993.

That places Lesotho 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970 to 2021.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0003 units per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-23.9%
1972	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+5.3%
1973	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+12.3%
1974	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-13.2%
1975	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+47.1%
1976	0.0003 units per square kilometre	-11.8%
1977	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+45.5%
1978	0.0003 units per square kilometre	-27.7%
1979	0.0003 units per square kilometre	-17.0%
1980	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-14.9%
1981	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-9.5%
1982	0.0004 units per square kilometre	+79.4%
1983	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-41.6%
1984	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+6.7%
1985	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-13.1%
1986	0.0003 units per square kilometre	+40.8%
1987	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-24.0%
1988	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-5.8%
1989	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-5.3%
1990	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-33.4%
1991	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-10.2%
1992	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-12.1%
1993	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-20.5%
1994	0.0001 units per square kilometre	+19.4%
1995	0.0001 units per square kilometre	+39.2%
1996	0.0001 units per square kilometre	+8.9%
1997	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-9.0%
1998	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+14.8%
1999	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-27.1%
2000	0.0001 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
2001	0.0001 units per square kilometre	+4.5%
2002	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+28.7%
2003	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+17.6%
2004	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-29.5%
2005	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-10.2%
2006	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-11.3%
2007	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+64.7%
2008	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+8.0%
2009	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+8.1%
2010	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-33.3%
2011	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-1.1%
2012	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+21.0%
2013	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+8.4%
2014	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+9.6%
2015	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+11.1%
2016	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+17.0%
2017	0.0002 units per square kilometre	-13.4%
2018	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-42.7%
2019	0.0001 units per square kilometre	+3.5%
2020	0.0002 units per square kilometre	+22.0%
2021	0.0001 units per square kilometre	-5.2%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0003 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	0.0004 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0002 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	0.0004 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0002 units per square kilometre	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0001 units per square kilometre	0.0002 units per square kilometre	2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

25 Rwanda 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
26 Guyana 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
27 Togo 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
29 Sierra Leone 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
30 Fiji 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
31 Congo 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Lesotho

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho?: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1977.
What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Lesotho rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?: Lesotho ranks 28th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Natural resource rents 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.

Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Natural resource rents Our World in Data
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Indicator: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 9,015 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Natural resource rents 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.