What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?

0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: Agricultural land — Area, per capita

Lesotho

0.0012 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.0011 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Lesotho rank

32nd

Zambia rank

34th

Agricultural land — Area, per capita over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0012 1000 ha per person against 0.0011 1000 ha per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.003 1000 ha per person	0.0053 1000 ha per person	0.0023 1000 ha per person	Zambia
1970s	0.0022 1000 ha per person	0.0041 1000 ha per person	0.0019 1000 ha per person	Zambia
1980s	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0031 1000 ha per person	0.0015 1000 ha per person	Zambia
1990s	0.0013 1000 ha per person	0.0025 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	Zambia
2000s	0.0013 1000 ha per person	0.002 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	Zambia
2010s	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0015 1000 ha per person	0.0003 1000 ha per person	Zambia
2020s	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?: Lesotho, at 0.0012 1000 ha per person against 0.0011 1000 ha per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?: 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for agricultural land — area, per capita?: Lesotho ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural land — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 11,050 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.