Roundwood — Production, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Roundwood — Production, per capita was 0.929 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.929 m3 per person for roundwood — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1.94 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6974 m3 per person, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 39th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.94 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.9 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.86 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.81 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.77 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.73 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.68 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.63 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.58 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.54 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 1.5 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.45 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.35 m3 per person | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.31 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.33 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.29 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.24 m3 per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.2 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.19 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.19 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.19 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.14 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.16 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.12 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.12 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.05 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6974 m3 per person | -33.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7214 m3 per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7292 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7372 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.747 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7574 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7691 m3 per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7826 m3 per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7978 m3 per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1 m3 per person | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.02 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.03 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.02 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9953 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9864 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9761 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9659 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9562 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9472 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9381 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.929 m3 per person | -1.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.929 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4583 m3 per person, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.929 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5118 m3 per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Production, per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -33.8% | 1.05 m3 per person | 0.6974 m3 per person |
| 1999 | +25.4% | 0.7978 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 m3 per person | 1.58 m3 per person | 1.94 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 m3 per person | 1.19 m3 per person | 1.54 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 m3 per person | 1.05 m3 per person | 1.19 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7739 m3 per person | 0.6974 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 m3 per person | 1.01 m3 per person | 1.06 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 m3 per person | 0.9761 m3 per person | 1.05 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9473 m3 per person | 0.929 m3 per person | 0.9659 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per capita in Lesotho?
- Roundwood — production, per capita in Lesotho was 0.929 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6974 m3 per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for roundwood — production, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 39th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — production, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.