Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 45.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho is 45.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho peaked at 45.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1987.
Lesotho ranks 24th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.0% | — |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 22.0% | 25.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 27.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Lesotho was 45.7% 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 annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1987.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Lesotho ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.