Lesotho - Annual freshwater withdrawals
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Lesotho was 8.68 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 56.00 in 1987, while its lowest value was 8.68 in 2002.
Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 56.00 |
| 1992 | 38.25 |
| 1997 | 17.93 |
| 2002 | 8.68 |
| 2007 | 8.68 |
| 2012 | 8.68 |
| 2017 | 8.68 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Lesotho was 45.66 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 45.66 in 2017, while its lowest value was 22.00 in 1987.
Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.00 |
| 1992 | 30.87 |
| 1997 | 41.03 |
| 2002 | 45.66 |
| 2007 | 45.66 |
| 2012 | 45.66 |
| 2017 | 45.66 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal) in Lesotho was 45.66 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 45.66 in 2017, while its lowest value was 22.00 in 1987.
Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.00 |
| 1992 | 30.87 |
| 1997 | 41.03 |
| 2002 | 45.66 |
| 2007 | 45.66 |
| 2012 | 45.66 |
| 2017 | 45.66 |
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Lesotho was 2.57 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 2.93 in 1987, while its lowest value was 2.56 in 1997.
Definition: The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.93 |
| 1992 | 2.74 |
| 1997 | 2.56 |
| 2002 | 2.57 |
| 2007 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.57 |
| 2017 | 2.57 |
| 2018 | 2.57 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
The value for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in Lesotho was 0.044 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.050 in 1987 and a minimum value of 0.044 in 1997.
Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.050 |
| 1992 | 0.047 |
| 1997 | 0.044 |
| 2002 | 0.044 |
| 2007 | 0.044 |
| 2012 | 0.044 |
| 2017 | 0.044 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in Lesotho was 0.837 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.956 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.835 in 1997.
Definition: Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.956 |
| 1992 | 0.896 |
| 1997 | 0.835 |
| 2002 | 0.837 |
| 2007 | 0.837 |
| 2012 | 0.837 |
| 2017 | 0.837 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Freshwater
