Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.02 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.02
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
191st
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.04
in 2005
All-time low
0.01
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.02 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 0.04 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 191st out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.026 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.5705 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 50.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.3704 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 29.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 656.77 (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 0.02 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Lesotho ranks 191st out of 207 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 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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