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Renewable water resources — Lesotho

Renewable water resources in Lesotho in 2022 — 5.23 km³. Ranked 139 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 5 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 139of 181
Period maximum 5 km³1961
Period minimum 5 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Lesotho, 1961–20223456719611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 5.23 km³1963: 5.23 km³1965: 5.23 km³1967: 5.23 km³1969: 5.23 km³1971: 5.23 km³1973: 5.23 km³1975: 5.23 km³1977: 5.23 km³1979: 5.23 km³1981: 5.23 km³1983: 5.23 km³1985: 5.23 km³1987: 5.23 km³1989: 5.23 km³1991: 5.23 km³1993: 5.23 km³1995: 5.23 km³1997: 5.23 km³1999: 5.23 km³2001: 5.23 km³2003: 5.23 km³2005: 5.23 km³2007: 5.23 km³2009: 5.23 km³2011: 5.23 km³2013: 5.23 km³2015: 5.23 km³2017: 5.23 km³2019: 5.23 km³2021: 5.23 km³2022: 5.23 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Lesotho 5 km³
World 42,807 km³
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,884 km³
Southern Africa computed 61 km³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,347 km³
Renewable water resources — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 5 +0 +0%
2021 5 +0 +0%
2020 5 +0 +0%
2019 5 +0 +0%
2018 5 +0 +0%
2017 5 +0 +0%
2016 5 +0 +0%
2015 5 +0 +0%
2014 5 +0 +0%
2013 5 +0 +0%
2012 5 +0 +0%
2011 5 +0 +0%
2010 5 +0 +0%
2009 5 +0 +0%
2008 5 +0 +0%
2007 5 +0 +0%
2006 5 +0 +0%
2005 5 +0 +0%
2004 5 +0 +0%
2003 5 +0 +0%
2002 5 +0 +0%
2001 5 +0 +0%
2000 5 +0 +0%
1999 5 +0 +0%
1998 5 +0 +0%
1997 5 +0 +0%
1996 5 +0 +0%
1995 5 +0 +0%
1994 5 +0 +0%
1993 5 +0 +0%
1992 5 +0 +0%
1991 5 +0 +0%
1990 5 +0 +0%
1989 5 +0 +0%
1988 5 +0 +0%
1987 5 +0 +0%
1986 5 +0 +0%
1985 5 +0 +0%
1984 5 +0 +0%
1983 5 +0 +0%
1982 5 +0 +0%
1981 5 +0 +0%
1980 5 +0 +0%
1979 5 +0 +0%
1978 5 +0 +0%
1977 5 +0 +0%
1976 5 +0 +0%
1975 5 +0 +0%
1974 5 +0 +0%
1973 5 +0 +0%
1972 5 +0 +0%
1971 5 +0 +0%
1970 5 +0 +0%
1969 5 +0 +0%
1968 5 +0 +0%
1967 5 +0 +0%
1966 5 +0 +0%
1965 5 +0 +0%
1964 5 +0 +0%
1963 5 +0 +0%
1962 5 +0 +0%
1961 5 — —

Southern Africa, 2022

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

ZA South Africa 45 NA Namibia 6 LS Lesotho 5 SZ Eswatini 3 BW Botswana 2
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

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

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