Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0013 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Lesotho, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0013 units per person for land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 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, land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0016 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0013 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 units per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Lesotho?
- Land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0013 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita 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 Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- 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
Land area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.