Years colonized in Lesotho

Lesotho: Years colonized was 83 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
83
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 159 countries
All-time high
83
in 1966
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Lesotho, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 83 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Lesotho peaked at 83 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Lesotho ranks 68th of 159 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.

Years colonized in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Lesotho, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 1 —
1885 2 +100.0%
1886 3 +50.0%
1887 4 +33.3%
1888 5 +25.0%
1889 6 +20.0%
1890 7 +16.7%
1891 8 +14.3%
1892 9 +12.5%
1893 10 +11.1%
1894 11 +10.0%
1895 12 +9.1%
1896 13 +8.3%
1897 14 +7.7%
1898 15 +7.1%
1899 16 +6.7%
1900 17 +6.2%
1901 18 +5.9%
1902 19 +5.6%
1903 20 +5.3%
1904 21 +5.0%
1905 22 +4.8%
1906 23 +4.5%
1907 24 +4.3%
1908 25 +4.2%
1909 26 +4.0%
1910 27 +3.8%
1911 28 +3.7%
1912 29 +3.6%
1913 30 +3.4%
1914 31 +3.3%
1915 32 +3.2%
1916 33 +3.1%
1917 34 +3.0%
1918 35 +2.9%
1919 36 +2.9%
1920 37 +2.8%
1921 38 +2.7%
1922 39 +2.6%
1923 40 +2.6%
1924 41 +2.5%
1925 42 +2.4%
1926 43 +2.4%
1927 44 +2.3%
1928 45 +2.3%
1929 46 +2.2%
1930 47 +2.2%
1931 48 +2.1%
1932 49 +2.1%
1933 50 +2.0%
1934 51 +2.0%
1935 52 +2.0%
1936 53 +1.9%
1937 54 +1.9%
1938 55 +1.9%
1939 56 +1.8%
1940 57 +1.8%
1941 58 +1.8%
1942 59 +1.7%
1943 60 +1.7%
1944 61 +1.7%
1945 62 +1.6%
1946 63 +1.6%
1947 64 +1.6%
1948 65 +1.6%
1949 66 +1.5%
1950 67 +1.5%
1951 68 +1.5%
1952 69 +1.5%
1953 70 +1.4%
1954 71 +1.4%
1955 72 +1.4%
1956 73 +1.4%
1957 74 +1.4%
1958 75 +1.4%
1959 76 +1.3%
1960 77 +1.3%
1961 78 +1.3%
1962 79 +1.3%
1963 80 +1.3%
1964 81 +1.2%
1965 82 +1.2%
1966 83 +1.2%
1967 83 +0.0%
1968 83 +0.0%
1969 83 +0.0%
1970 83 +0.0%
1971 83 +0.0%
1972 83 +0.0%
1973 83 +0.0%
1974 83 +0.0%
1975 83 +0.0%
1976 83 +0.0%
1977 83 +0.0%
1978 83 +0.0%
1979 83 +0.0%
1980 83 +0.0%
1981 83 +0.0%
1982 83 +0.0%
1983 83 +0.0%
1984 83 +0.0%
1985 83 +0.0%
1986 83 +0.0%
1987 83 +0.0%
1988 83 +0.0%
1989 83 +0.0%
1990 83 +0.0%
1991 83 +0.0%
1992 83 +0.0%
1993 83 +0.0%
1994 83 +0.0%
1995 83 +0.0%
1996 83 +0.0%
1997 83 +0.0%
1998 83 +0.0%
1999 83 +0.0%
2000 83 +0.0%
2001 83 +0.0%
2002 83 +0.0%
2003 83 +0.0%
2004 83 +0.0%
2005 83 +0.0%
2006 83 +0.0%
2007 83 +0.0%
2008 83 +0.0%
2009 83 +0.0%
2010 83 +0.0%
2011 83 +0.0%
2012 83 +0.0%
2013 83 +0.0%
2014 83 +0.0%
2015 83 +0.0%
2016 83 +0.0%
2017 83 +0.0%
2018 83 +0.0%
2019 83 +0.0%
2020 83 +0.0%
2021 83 +0.0%
2022 83 +0.0%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 83 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1885 +100.0% 1 2
1886 +50.0% 2 3
1887 +33.3% 3 4
1888 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 2.1 0 6 10
1890s 11.5 7 16 10
1900s 21.5 17 26 10
1910s 31.5 27 36 10
1920s 41.5 37 46 10
1930s 51.5 47 56 10
1940s 61.5 57 66 10
1950s 71.5 67 76 10
1960s 80.9 77 83 10
1970s 83 83 83 10
1980s 83 83 83 10
1990s 83 83 83 10
2000s 83 83 83 10
2010s 83 83 83 10
2020s 83 83 83 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Lesotho?
Years colonized in Lesotho was 83 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 83 in 1966.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Lesotho rank for years colonized?
Lesotho ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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