Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0% for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Lesotho ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).