Reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho peaked at 0.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 21.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0021 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -64.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Lesotho was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Lesotho ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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