Reservoir minimum water area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
61st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Lesotho peaked at 0.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 61st 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 minimum water area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 minimum water area in Lesotho?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Lesotho was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Lesotho ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 minimum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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