Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Lesotho
Lesotho: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 5.23 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Lesotho, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Lesotho is 5.23 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Lesotho peaked at 5.23 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.23 billion cubic meters, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 139th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 5.23 billion cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 200 (1999)
- Air transport, freight 0.1 million ton-km (1993)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1,300 (1999)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,288 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 51.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 45.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Lesotho?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Lesotho was 5.23 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 billion cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 billion cubic meters in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.