Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 50.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Lesotho, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 50.5 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Lesotho peaked at 55.82 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.86, in 1987.
Lesotho ranks 65th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 15.86 | — |
| 1988 | 17.44 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 18.69 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 20.08 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 21.77 | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 23.6 | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 24.76 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 26.6 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 27.86 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 29.84 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 31.4 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 32.35 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 32.99 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 33.18 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 34.36 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 34.61 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 36.19 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 36.8 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 38.08 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 39.69 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 41.35 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 43.64 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 43.09 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 45.36 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 47.45 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 50.46 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 51.36 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.24 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.87 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 55.82 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 54.07 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 53.27 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 52.51 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.23 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 49.32 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 50.5 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.33 | 15.86 | 18.69 | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.13 | 20.08 | 32.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1 | 33.18 | 43.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.64 | 45.36 | 55.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.35 | 48.23 | 50.5 | 3 |
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- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Lesotho?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Lesotho was 50.5 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 55.82 in 2016.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.86 in 1987.
- How does Lesotho rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Lesotho ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.