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Surface area — Lesotho

Surface area in Lesotho in 2023 — 30,360 km². Ranked 138 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 30,360 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 138of 215
Period maximum 30,360 km²1961
Period minimum 30,360 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface 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 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Southern Africa computed 2.67M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface 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 1.22M NA Namibia 824,290 BW Botswana 581,730 LS Lesotho 30,360 SZ Eswatini 17,360
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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