Case materials — Import quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Case materials — Import quantity was 3,833 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Case materials — Import quantity in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3,833 t for case materials — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, case materials — import quantity in Lesotho peaked at 6,475 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 740 t, in 2010.
That places Lesotho 145th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Case materials — Import quantity in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3,461 t | — |
| 2010 | 740 t | -78.6% |
| 2011 | 959 t | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 2,596 t | +170.7% |
| 2013 | 3,490 t | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 3,490 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,490 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,490 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,000 t | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,475 t | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 3,713 t | -42.7% |
| 2021 | 5,888 t | +58.6% |
| 2022 | 4,543 t | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 1,714 t | -62.3% |
| 2024 | 3,833 t | +123.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3,833 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19,097 t, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3,833 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,764 t, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,461 t | 3,461 t | 3,461 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,473 t | 740 t | 6,475 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,938 t | 1,714 t | 5,888 t | 5 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is case materials — import quantity in Lesotho?
- Case materials — import quantity in Lesotho was 3,833 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest case materials — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6,475 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest case materials — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 740 t in 2010.
- How does Lesotho rank for case materials — import quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 145th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is case materials — import quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Case materials — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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