Urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0001 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 82nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.