Businesses in Butha-Buthe

Categories in Butha-Buthe

Gas Station Clothing stores Churches Government Office Construction of buildings Home Goods Store Education Nature Preserve Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Furniture stores General Hospital Hospitals Apartment Building Housing Complex Shopping Mall Supermarket Bed and breakfasts

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Butha-Buthe

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Shopping	12
Other accommodation	10
Public administration	8
Education	6
Gas station	5

Butha-Buthe Facts

Area	48.7 km²
Population	27,036
Male Population	13,111 (48.5%)
Female Population	13,925 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+97.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+21.8%
Median Age	23 years (Male: 22.5, Female: 23.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,920 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-28.76659, 28.24937

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Butha-Buthe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,700	19,161	22,202	25,280	27,036	28,703	30,054
Population Density	281.4 / km²	393.6 / km²	456 / km²	519.2 / km²	555.3 / km²	589.5 / km²	617.3 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Butha-Buthe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 21.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Butha-Buthe	+97.3%	+41.1%	+21.8%
Butha-Buthe District	—	—	—
Lesotho	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Butha-Buthe Median Age

Median Age: 23 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Butha-Buthe	23 yrs	23.4 yrs	22.5 yrs
Butha-Buthe District	21.4 yrs	21.9 yrs	21 yrs
Lesotho	21.6 yrs	22.3 yrs	21 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Butha-Buthe Population Density

Population Density: 555 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Butha-Buthe	27,036	48.7 km²	555 / km²
Butha-Buthe District	111,301	1,718 km²	64.8 / km²
Lesotho	2.1 million	30,559.1 km²	69.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Butha-Buthe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1730 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Butha-Buthe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,243	$1,478	$1,597	$1,778	$2,343	$2,150	$1,856	$1,920
Total GDP	$33.8M	$41.8M	$45.6M	$49.6M	$66.1M	$63M	$57.2M	$60.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Butha-Buthe CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Butha-Buthe	65,799 tn	2.43 tn	1,351.5 tons/km²
Butha-Buthe District	205,097 tn	1.84 tn	119.4 tons/km²
Lesotho	3,825,244 tn	1.8 tn	125.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Butha-Buthe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	65,799 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.43 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,351.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Flood	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

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