Non-agricultural population in Lesotho
Lesotho: Non-agricultural population was 1.37 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Lesotho, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, non-agricultural population in Lesotho stood at 1.37 million FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Lesotho peaked at 1.37 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 721,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 39th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 814,400 FAO, number | 721,000 FAO, number | 898,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million FAO, number | 915,000 FAO, number | 1.12 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million FAO, number | 1.15 million FAO, number | 1.31 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million FAO, number | 1.33 million FAO, number | 1.37 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Lesotho?
- Non-agricultural population in Lesotho was 1.37 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 721,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for non-agricultural population?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.