Number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho
Lesotho: Number of airline passengers per year was 1,300 in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho, 1974–1999
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 1999, number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho stood at 1,300. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 95.4% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho peaked at 63,000 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 178th out of 183 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10,000 | — |
| 1975 | 10,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11,000 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40,000 | +263.6% |
| 1979 | 52,000 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 36,300 | -30.2% |
| 1981 | 36,600 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 54,800 | +49.7% |
| 1983 | 61,000 | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 48,700 | -20.2% |
| 1985 | 50,700 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 55,300 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 60,900 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 63,000 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 53,300 | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 56,000 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 56,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,100 | -53.4% |
| 1993 | 20,500 | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 26,600 | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 24,800 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 17,100 | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 10,500 | -38.6% |
| 1998 | 28,200 | +168.6% |
| 1999 | 1,300 | -95.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,300 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 690,677, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,300 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,542, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of airline passengers per year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +263.6% | 11,000 | 40,000 |
| 1998 | +168.6% | 10,500 | 28,200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,333 | 10,000 | 52,000 | 6 |
| 1980s | 52,060 | 36,300 | 63,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,710 | 1,300 | 56,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho?
- Number of airline passengers per year in Lesotho was 1,300 in 1999, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 63,000 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of airline passengers per year recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for number of airline passengers per year?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 183 countries with data for 1999.
- Is number of airline passengers per year rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of airline passengers per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This represents the total rather than unique passenger activity: this means a person who makes multiple trips is counted multiple times.