What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Lesotho?

Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Lesotho was 0.56 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 0.68 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.56 1000 ha in 2014.

How does Lesotho rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?

Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Lesotho data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Lesotho

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Lesotho
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Lesotho: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 0.56 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

0.56 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

153rd

of 241 countries

All-time high

0.68 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

0.56 1000 ha

in 2014

Years of data

1992–2022

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Lesotho, 1992–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Lesotho is 0.56 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Lesotho peaked at 0.68 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.56 1000 ha, in 2014.

That places Lesotho 153rd out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6788 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	0.68 1000 ha	8
2000s	0.671 1000 ha	0.66 1000 ha	0.68 1000 ha	10
2010s	0.591 1000 ha	0.56 1000 ha	0.65 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.56 1000 ha	0.56 1000 ha	0.56 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Lesotho

150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.66 1000 ha compare
151 Belgium 0.61 1000 ha compare
152 Faroe Islands 0.58 1000 ha compare
154 Bahamas 0.48 1000 ha compare
154 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.48 1000 ha compare
154 Seychelles 0.48 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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 terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Lesotho?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Lesotho was 0.56 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.68 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.56 1000 ha in 2014.
How does Lesotho rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?: Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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.