Graphic papers — Import value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Graphic papers — Import value was 2,079 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Graphic papers — Import value in Lesotho, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,079 1000 USD for graphic papers — import value in 2024.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graphic papers — import value in Lesotho peaked at 3,633 1000 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22 1000 USD, in 2009.
That places Lesotho 183rd out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Graphic papers — Import value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 1000 USD | — |
| 2010 | 2,892 1000 USD | +13045.5% |
| 2011 | 3,633 1000 USD | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 2,753 1000 USD | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 3,163 1000 USD | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 2,500 1000 USD | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 2,696 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 1,049 1000 USD | -61.1% |
| 2017 | 2,360 1000 USD | +125.0% |
| 2018 | 2,767 1000 USD | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 1,774 1000 USD | -35.9% |
| 2020 | 1,090 1000 USD | -38.6% |
| 2021 | 1,592 1000 USD | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 1,840 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 2,388 1000 USD | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 2,079 1000 USD | -12.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,079 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18,235 1000 USD, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,079 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,584 1000 USD, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Graphic papers — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +13045.5% | 22 1000 USD | 2,892 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 1000 USD | 22 1000 USD | 22 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,559 1000 USD | 1,049 1000 USD | 3,633 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,798 1000 USD | 1,090 1000 USD | 2,388 1000 USD | 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 graphic papers — import value in Lesotho?
- Graphic papers — import value in Lesotho was 2,079 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest graphic papers — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,633 1000 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest graphic papers — import value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 1000 USD in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for graphic papers — import value?
- Lesotho ranks 183rd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graphic papers — import value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Graphic papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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