Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 0.05 % in 2013. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho, 2008–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Lesotho is 0.05 %, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 74th out of 76 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.03 % | — |
| 2009 | 0.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 % | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 0.03 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.04 % | 0.03 % | 0.05 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 119.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0018 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 71.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -69.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -52.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Lesotho?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Lesotho was 0.05 % in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 % in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Lesotho ranks 74th out of 76 countries with data for 2013.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.