6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value was 40.78 USD/m3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 40.78 USD/m3 for 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value in Lesotho peaked at 46.85 USD/m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.71 USD/m3, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 57th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.49 USD/m3 | 25.71 USD/m3 | 38.73 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.48 USD/m3 | 38.7 USD/m3 | 46.85 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.46 USD/m3 | 40 USD/m3 | 40.78 USD/m3 | 4 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 42 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,883 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,198 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value in Lesotho?
- 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value in Lesotho was 40.78 USD/m3 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 46.85 USD/m3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.71 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 6.4.1 water use efficiency (no breakdown) — value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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