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100.00% Increase in Lesotho's Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) - The World Bank Report

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Highlights of this Analysis on Lesotho (Comparison 2010 vs 2018) :

Lesotho a Sub-Saharan Africa regioned country, is categorized as Lower middle income country by United Nations. These below are few data elements published by The World Bank impacting overall Climate Change.

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Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Data Source : United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
  • 4
  • 8
  • 11
  • 13
  • 19
  • 24


Year
Lesotho Urban population (% of total population)
YearValues
19604
19708
198011
199013
200019
201024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
Observation : Lesotho Urban population is in Increasing trend
  • 29405
  • 82444
  • 148374
  • 223736
  • 384516
  • 483463


Year
Lesotho Urban population
YearValues
196029405
197082444
1980148374
1990223736
2000384516
2010483463

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.
Observation : Lesotho Urban population growth (annual %) is in Decreasing trend
  • 14
  • 7
  • 3
  • 6
  • 4
  • 2


Year
Lesotho Urban population growth (annual %)
YearValues
196014
19707
19803
19906
20004
20102

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Data Source : (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.
Observation : Lesotho Population, total is in Decreasing trend
  • 837270
  • 1005909
  • 1302667
  • 1666563
  • 2019731
  • 1990131


Year
Lesotho Population, total
YearValues
1960837270
19701005909
19801302667
19901666563
20002019731
20101990131

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Data Source : Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.
Observation : Lesotho Population growth (annual %) is in Decreasing trend
  • 2
  • 2
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0


Year
Lesotho Population growth (annual %)
YearValues
19602
19702
19803
19902
20001
20100

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.

Data Source : UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.
Observation : Lesotho Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 14


Year
Lesotho Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
201014

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Data Source : Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Observation : Lesotho Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) is in Decreasing trend
  • 189
  • 181
  • 130
  • 90
  • 114
  • 110


Year
Lesotho Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
YearValues
1960189
1970181
1980130
199090
2000114
2010110

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Data Source : UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Observation : Lesotho Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 46
  • 57
  • 65
  • 72


Year
Lesotho Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
YearValues
19600
19700
198046
199057
200065
201072

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Data Source : UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Observation : Lesotho School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1


Year
Lesotho School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
YearValues
19600
19700
19801
19901
20001
20101

Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.

Data Source : World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Observation : Lesotho Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) is in Decreasing trend
  • 88
  • 42
  • 34
  • 13
  • 9
  • 6


Year
Lesotho Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
YearValues
196088
197042
198034
199013
20009
20106

The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.

Data Source : World Bank Group, CPIA database (http://www.worldbank.org/ida).
Observation : Lesotho CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3


Year
Lesotho CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
20103

Droughts, floods and extreme temperatures is the annual average percentage of the population that is affected by natural disasters classified as either droughts, floods, or extreme temperature events. A drought is an extended period of time characterized by a deficiency in a region's water supply that is the result of constantly below average precipitation. A drought can lead to losses to agriculture, affect inland navigation and hydropower plants, and cause a lack of drinking water and famine. A flood is a significant rise of water level in a stream, lake, reservoir or coastal region. Extreme temperature events are either cold waves or heat waves. A cold wave can be both a prolonged period of excessively cold weather and the sudden invasion of very cold air over a large area. Along with frost it can cause damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and property. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot and sometimes also humid weather relative to normal climate patterns of a certain region. Population affected is the number of people injured, left homeless or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency resulting from a natural disaster; it can also include displaced or evacuated people. Average percentage of population affected is calculated by dividing the sum of total affected for the period stated by the sum of the annual population figures for the period stated.

Data Source : EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database: www.emdat.be, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium), World Bank.
Observation : Lesotho Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3


Year
Lesotho Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
20103

Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.
Observation : Lesotho Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 4
  • -25


Year
Lesotho Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20004
2010-25

Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management.

Data Source : European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Observation : Lesotho Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 537
  • 598
  • 588
  • 425


Year
Lesotho Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
YearValues
19600
19700
1980537
1990598
2000588
2010425

Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.
Observation : Lesotho Methane emissions (% change from 1990) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 7
  • 10


Year
Lesotho Methane emissions (% change from 1990)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20007
201010

Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Data Source : European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Observation : Lesotho Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1048
  • 1241
  • 1222
  • 1254


Year
Lesotho Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
YearValues
19600
19700
19801048
19901241
20001222
20101254

Total greenhouse gas emissions are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6). Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.
Observation : Lesotho Total greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 103
  • 45


Year
Lesotho Total greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
2000103
201045

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).

Data Source : European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), EDGARv4.2 FT2012: http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
Observation : Lesotho Total greenhouse gas emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1743
  • 2023
  • 3817
  • 2728


Year
Lesotho Total greenhouse gas emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
YearValues
19600
19700
19801743
19902023
20003817
20102728

Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.
Observation : Lesotho Other greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3980
  • 1789


Year
Lesotho Other greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20003980
20101789

Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.
Observation : Lesotho Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • -12
  • -3
  • 1782
  • 793


Year
Lesotho Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
YearValues
19600
19700
1980-12
1990-3
20001782
2010793

Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 80
  • 77


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
200080
201077

Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1452
  • 1712


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001452
20101712

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1
  • 0


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001
20100

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1
  • 1


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001
20101

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1
  • 1


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001
20101

Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 20
  • 23


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
200020
201023

Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 374
  • 506


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
2000374
2010506

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions (kt) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1826
  • 2219


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions (kt)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001826
20102219

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.
Observation : Lesotho CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1
  • 1


Year
Lesotho CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001
20101

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.

Data Source : World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.
Observation : Lesotho Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 57
  • 54


Year
Lesotho Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
200057
201054

Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2018 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/
Observation : Lesotho Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 100
  • 100


Year
Lesotho Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
2000100
2010100

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Data Source : World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.
Observation : Lesotho Access to electricity (% of population) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 17


Year
Lesotho Access to electricity (% of population)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
201017

Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Data Source : International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
Observation : Lesotho Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3
  • 18
  • 5


Year
Lesotho Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19903
200018
20105

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Observation : Lesotho Cereal yield (kg per hectare) is in Decreasing trend
  • 0
  • 680
  • 1140
  • 919
  • 943
  • 421


Year
Lesotho Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
YearValues
19600
1970680
19801140
1990919
2000943
2010421

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Observation : Lesotho Forest area (% of land area) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1
  • 1


Year
Lesotho Forest area (% of land area)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
20001
20101

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Observation : Lesotho Forest area (sq. km) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 418
  • 438


Year
Lesotho Forest area (sq. km)
YearValues
19600
19700
19800
19900
2000418
2010438

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Observation : Lesotho Arable land (% of land area) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 12
  • 10
  • 10
  • 11
  • 11


Year
Lesotho Arable land (% of land area)
YearValues
19600
197012
198010
199010
200011
201011

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Observation : Lesotho Agricultural land (% of land area) is in Stable trend
  • 0
  • 82
  • 76
  • 76
  • 77
  • 77


Year
Lesotho Agricultural land (% of land area)
YearValues
19600
197082
198076
199076
200077
201077

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
Observation : Lesotho Agricultural land (sq. km) is in Increasing trend
  • 0
  • 24780
  • 23090
  • 23050
  • 23290
  • 23390


Year
Lesotho Agricultural land (sq. km)
YearValues
19600
197024780
198023090
199023050
200023290
201023390


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