Change in minimum river flow in Lesotho
Lesotho: Change in minimum river flow was 44.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Change in minimum river flow in Lesotho, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in minimum river flow in Lesotho is 44.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 39.7% on the previous year and up 348.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in minimum river flow in Lesotho peaked at 53.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -36.5%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 19th 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 minimum river flow in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.2% | — |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -41.1% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | -1.4% | -104.8% |
| 2009 | -4.2% | +190.4% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | -10.6% | +277.4% |
| 2012 | -29.1% | +175.3% |
| 2013 | -18.7% | -35.6% |
| 2014 | -17.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | -13.9% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | -18.2% | +31.0% |
| 2017 | -21.2% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | -23.7% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | -24.8% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | -36.5% | +47.0% |
| 2021 | -29.9% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | -3.9% | -86.8% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -898.8% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +39.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 44.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 6.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 44.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change in minimum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +898.8% | -3.9% | 31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | -4.2% | 53.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -18.1% | -29.1% | -2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -36.5% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 minimum river flow in Lesotho?
- Change in minimum river flow in Lesotho was 44.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest change in minimum river flow recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest change in minimum river flow recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.5% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for change in minimum river flow?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in minimum river flow rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 348.5%. 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 minimum river flow (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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