Water Use Efficiency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Water Use Efficiency was 40.78 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Lesotho, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 40.78 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Lesotho peaked at 46.85 USD/m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.71 USD/m3, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 57th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.49 USD/m3 | 25.71 USD/m3 | 38.73 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.48 USD/m3 | 38.7 USD/m3 | 46.85 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.46 USD/m3 | 40 USD/m3 | 40.78 USD/m3 | 4 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation 0.284 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 42 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2,883 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 4,198 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Lesotho?
- Water use efficiency in Lesotho was 40.78 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 46.85 USD/m3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.71 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for water use efficiency?
- Lesotho ranks 57th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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