Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Lesotho
Lesotho: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 2.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.6% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Lesotho peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 155th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 4 |
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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 — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 205.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Lesotho?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Lesotho was 2.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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