River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lesotho
Lesotho: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lesotho, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lesotho peaked at 0.8033 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7739 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 66th of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8006 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.7912 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7952 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7929 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7879 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7879 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7876 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7848 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7839 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7844 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.784 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.784 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7837 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7851 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7739 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.774 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7775 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7783 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.796 Percentage of agricultural land area | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8033 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8008 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7896 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7839 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8006 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.784 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7739 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8033 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7996 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8008 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.87 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 30,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 30,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 3,607 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 20,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 30.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lesotho?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Lesotho was 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8033 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2019.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7739 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Lesotho ranks 66th out of 74 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org