Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0%
Change on year
up 66.2%
World rank
178th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 66.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lesotho?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Lesotho ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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