Denmark vs Lesotho: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Denmark
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,820 1000 ha against 2,605 1000 ha in Denmark, a difference of 215 1000 ha.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 114th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,061 1000 ha | 2,581 1000 ha | 479.97 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2,944 1000 ha | 2,563 1000 ha | 380.78 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2,840 1000 ha | 2,523 1000 ha | 317.45 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2,719 1000 ha | 2,544 1000 ha | 175.46 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2,667 1000 ha | 2,545 1000 ha | 122.3 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2,637 1000 ha | 2,520 1000 ha | 116.57 1000 ha | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2,618 1000 ha | 2,769 1000 ha | 151.67 1000 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Denmark or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2,820 1000 ha against 2,605 1000 ha in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Denmark and Lesotho?
- 215 1000 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Denmark ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 114th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.