How does Lesotho rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Lesotho ranks 171st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 268.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Lesotho: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 2.36 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.36 1000 ha

Change on year

up 16.8%

World rank

171st

of 240 countries

All-time high

4.12 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

0.3 1000 ha

in 2020

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho stood at 2.36 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 268.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho peaked at 4.12 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3 1000 ha, in 2020.

That places Lesotho 171st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.2 1000 ha	0.32 1000 ha	4.12 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.602 1000 ha	0.32 1000 ha	0.99 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.21 1000 ha	0.3 1000 ha	2.36 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

168 British Virgin Islands 2.67 1000 ha compare
169 Vanuatu 2.55 1000 ha compare
170 Lebanon 2.47 1000 ha compare
172 Brunei Darussalam 2.24 1000 ha compare
173 Cabo Verde 2.2 1000 ha compare
173 Seychelles 2.2 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Lesotho

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)

All data for Lesotho →

Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Lesotho was 2.36 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 4.12 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3 1000 ha in 2020.
How does Lesotho rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Lesotho ranks 171st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 268.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.