Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Lesotho, 1987–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 billion cubic meters per person for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Lesotho peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2022.
That places Lesotho 172nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 billion cubic meters per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 billion cubic meters per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 billion cubic meters per person, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 169 Sierra Leone 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 170 Burundi 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 171 Angola 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 173 Djibouti 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 174 Central African Republic 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 175 Uganda 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Lesotho?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in Lesotho was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.