Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square was 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 302.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho peaked at 0.0858 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 93rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +130.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | +6450.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | +179.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 metric tons per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0297 metric tons per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 2015 | 0.033 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0347 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0594 metric tons per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0825 metric tons per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0841 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0858 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0496 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0605 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0078 metric tons per square kilometre, 8.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square 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 | +6450.0% | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0004 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0043 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0373 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0099 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0841 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0655 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0496 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0858 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 90 North Macedonia 0.0743 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 91 Venezuela 0.0715 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 92 Lithuania 0.068 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 94 Switzerland 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0.0652 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 96 Madagascar 0.0646 metric tons 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 seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square in Lesotho was 0.0663 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0858 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 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.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 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.