Lesotho vs World: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
1st
World rank
2nd
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- World
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0844 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0908 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.055 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, Lesotho or World?
- Lesotho, at 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0358 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between Lesotho and World?
- 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and World rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.