Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.45 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.45 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Lesotho peaked at 1.71 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.27 %, in 1968.
Lesotho ranks 205th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.28 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.27 % | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.28 % | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 % | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.28 % | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.34 % | +21.4% |
| 1978 | 0.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.32 % | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.34 % | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.33 % | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.34 % | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.35 % | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.33 % | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.32 % | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.34 % | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.61 % | +79.4% |
| 1988 | 0.58 % | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.66 % | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.62 % | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6 % | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.91 % | +51.7% |
| 1995 | 0.93 % | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.92 % | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.98 % | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.91 % | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.83 % | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.88 % | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.92 % | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.96 % | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 % | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.19 % | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 1.09 % | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.35 % | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.84 % | -37.8% |
| 2017 | 0.62 % | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6 % | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.71 % | +185.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 % | -56.1% |
| 2021 | 0.52 % | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.45 % | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.45 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.45 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 %, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.45 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 28% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +185.0% | 0.6 % | 1.71 % |
| 1987 | +79.4% | 0.34 % | 0.61 % |
| 2020 | -56.1% | 1.71 % | 0.75 % |
| 1994 | +51.7% | 0.6 % | 0.91 % |
| 2016 | -37.8% | 1.35 % | 0.84 % |
| 2021 | -30.7% | 0.75 % | 0.52 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2778 % | 0.27 % | 0.28 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.293 % | 0.27 % | 0.34 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.42 % | 0.32 % | 0.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.797 % | 0.6 % | 0.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.912 % | 0.83 % | 0.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 % | 0.6 % | 1.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.524 % | 0.45 % | 0.75 % | 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)
- 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Lesotho?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Lesotho was 0.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 % in 1968.
- How does Lesotho rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Lesotho ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.