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Land area — Lesotho

Land area in Lesotho in 2023 — 30,360 km². Ranked 137 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 30,360 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 137of 215
Period maximum 30,360 km²1961
Period minimum 30,360 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Lesotho, 1961–202326,00028,00030,00032,00034,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 30,360 km²1963: 30,360 km²1965: 30,360 km²1967: 30,360 km²1969: 30,360 km²1971: 30,360 km²1973: 30,360 km²1975: 30,360 km²1977: 30,360 km²1979: 30,360 km²1981: 30,360 km²1983: 30,360 km²1985: 30,360 km²1987: 30,360 km²1989: 30,360 km²1991: 30,360 km²1993: 30,360 km²1995: 30,360 km²1997: 30,360 km²1999: 30,360 km²2001: 30,360 km²2003: 30,360 km²2005: 30,360 km²2007: 30,360 km²2009: 30,360 km²2011: 30,360 km²2013: 30,360 km²2015: 30,360 km²2017: 30,360 km²2019: 30,360 km²2021: 30,360 km²2023: 30,360 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 30,360 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Southern Africa computed 2.65M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 30,360 +0 +0%
2022 30,360 +0 +0%
2021 30,360 +0 +0%
2020 30,360 +0 +0%
2019 30,360 +0 +0%
2018 30,360 +0 +0%
2017 30,360 +0 +0%
2016 30,360 +0 +0%
2015 30,360 +0 +0%
2014 30,360 +0 +0%
2013 30,360 +0 +0%
2012 30,360 +0 +0%
2011 30,360 +0 +0%
2010 30,360 +0 +0%
2009 30,360 +0 +0%
2008 30,360 +0 +0%
2007 30,360 +0 +0%
2006 30,360 +0 +0%
2005 30,360 +0 +0%
2004 30,360 +0 +0%
2003 30,360 +0 +0%
2002 30,360 +0 +0%
2001 30,360 +0 +0%
2000 30,360 +0 +0%
1999 30,360 +0 +0%
1998 30,360 +0 +0%
1997 30,360 +0 +0%
1996 30,360 +0 +0%
1995 30,360 +0 +0%
1994 30,360 +0 +0%
1993 30,360 +0 +0%
1992 30,360 +0 +0%
1991 30,360 +0 +0%
1990 30,360 +0 +0%
1989 30,360 +0 +0%
1988 30,360 +0 +0%
1987 30,360 +0 +0%
1986 30,360 +0 +0%
1985 30,360 +0 +0%
1984 30,360 +0 +0%
1983 30,360 +0 +0%
1982 30,360 +0 +0%
1981 30,360 +0 +0%
1980 30,360 +0 +0%
1979 30,360 +0 +0%
1978 30,360 +0 +0%
1977 30,360 +0 +0%
1976 30,360 +0 +0%
1975 30,360 +0 +0%
1974 30,360 +0 +0%
1973 30,360 +0 +0%
1972 30,360 +0 +0%
1971 30,360 +0 +0%
1970 30,360 +0 +0%
1969 30,360 +0 +0%
1968 30,360 +0 +0%
1967 30,360 +0 +0%
1966 30,360 +0 +0%
1965 30,360 +0 +0%
1964 30,360 +0 +0%
1963 30,360 +0 +0%
1962 30,360 +0 +0%
1961 30,360 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 1.21M NA Namibia 823,290 BW Botswana 566,730 LS Lesotho 30,360 SZ Eswatini 17,200
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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