Water Use Efficiency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Water Use Efficiency was 40.78 USD/m3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
40.78 USD/m3
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
61st
of 183 countries
All-time high
46.85 USD/m3
in 2016
All-time low
25.71 USD/m3
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Water Use Efficiency in Lesotho, 2000–2023
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 61st out of 183 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.
Water Use Efficiency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | USD/m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.71 USD/m3 | — |
| 2001 | 27.05 USD/m3 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 28.08 USD/m3 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 29.02 USD/m3 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5 USD/m3 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.3 USD/m3 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 32.6 USD/m3 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 36.35 USD/m3 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 38.73 USD/m3 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 37.57 USD/m3 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.7 USD/m3 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 40.38 USD/m3 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 42.22 USD/m3 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 43.1 USD/m3 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 44.53 USD/m3 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 45.94 USD/m3 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.85 USD/m3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 44.91 USD/m3 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 44.52 USD/m3 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.66 USD/m3 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 40 USD/m3 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 40.38 USD/m3 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 40.68 USD/m3 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.78 USD/m3 | +0.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 40.78 USD/m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.59 USD/m3, 4.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 40.78 USD/m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.88 USD/m3, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (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 61st out of 183 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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