Agricultural irrigated land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Lesotho, 2008–2013
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Lesotho is 0.1%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural irrigated land in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 9% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Lesotho?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Lesotho was 0.1% in 2013, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Lesotho ranks 81st out of 84 countries with data for 2013.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.