Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total was 0.0438 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lesotho, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lesotho is 0.0438 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lesotho peaked at 0.05 billion cubic meters in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0424 billion cubic meters, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 167th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0494 billion cubic meters | 0.0487 billion cubic meters | 0.05 billion cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0453 billion cubic meters | 0.0424 billion cubic meters | 0.0481 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 164 Barbados 0.07 billion cubic meters compare
- 165 Luxembourg 0.0477 billion cubic meters compare
- 166 Congo 0.046 billion cubic meters compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 0.0429 billion cubic meters compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0409 billion cubic meters compare
- 170 Malta 0.0367 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1962 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lesotho?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in Lesotho was 0.0438 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 billion cubic meters in 1987.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 billion cubic meters in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.