Change in maximum river flow in Lesotho
Lesotho: Change in maximum river flow was 83.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in maximum river flow in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 83.8% for change in maximum river flow in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.6% on the previous year and up 605.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in maximum river flow in Lesotho peaked at 83.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -25.6%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 3rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in maximum river flow in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -5.0% | — |
| 2006 | -21.9% | +339.1% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -153.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -48.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +57.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +74.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -93.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +653.4% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +80.7% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +97.2% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -61.5% |
| 2017 | -13.8% | -252.9% |
| 2018 | -5.3% | -61.5% |
| 2019 | -5.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | -25.6% | +352.7% |
| 2021 | -15.9% | -37.9% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -319.1% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +79.1% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +34.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 83.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 7.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 83.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in maximum river flow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +653.4% | 0.9% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9% | -21.9% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -13.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | -25.6% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 United Arab Emirates 146.4% compare
- 2 South Africa 111.3% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 82.2% compare
- 5 Eswatini 70.7% compare
- 6 Botswana 66.2% compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in maximum river flow in Lesotho?
- Change in maximum river flow in Lesotho was 83.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in maximum river flow recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in maximum river flow recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.6% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for change in maximum river flow?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in maximum river flow rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 605.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Change in maximum river flow (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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