Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 1000 ha per person for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1986.
That places Lesotho 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | +95.6% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | +48.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0012 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0001 million USD per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Lesotho?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Lesotho was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Lesotho rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.