Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 10,086 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Lesotho, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 10,086 current US$ per square kilometre for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in 2023.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Lesotho peaked at 11,430 current US$ per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 527.01 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1996.
Lesotho ranks 104th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 559.95 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 527.01 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 559.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 527.01 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 559.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 6,423 current US$ per square kilometre | +1047.1% |
| 2001 | 5,468 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 5,402 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7,971 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 9,157 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 8,663 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 9,091 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8,169 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 8,136 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9,157 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 9,881 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 8,300 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 6,983 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 5,830 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 5,929 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 8,630 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2017 | 10,112 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 11,430 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 10,902 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 9,271 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 9,608 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 10,988 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 10,086 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1047.1% | 559.95 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,423 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 546.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 527.01 current US$ per square kilometre | 559.95 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,740 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,402 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,157 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,715 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,830 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,430 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,988 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,271 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,988 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 101 Oman 10,910 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,466 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 103 East Timor 10,105 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Vanuatu 9,553 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 106 Fiji 8,825 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 8,704 current US$ 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Lesotho?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Lesotho was 10,086 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 11,430 current US$ per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 527.01 current US$ per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad 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.