Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
207th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 207th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4202 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +66.7% | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +60.0% | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 204 Eswatini 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 205 Afghanistan 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 206 Belarus 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 208 Botswana 0.0018 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 209 Kyrgyzstan 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 210 Bhutan 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 207th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fisheries production Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.