Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Capture fishery production, per square kilometre was 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
206th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 206th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4995 metric tons per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4019 metric tons per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +100.0% | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +66.7% | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0013 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +60.0% | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0005 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0008 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0016 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0019 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 203 Eswatini 0.0038 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 204 Afghanistan 0.0031 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 205 Belarus 0.0027 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 207 Kyrgyzstan 0.0002 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 208 Bhutan 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 209 Botswana 0.0001 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0024 metric tons per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for capture fishery production, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fishery production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capture fishery production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.