Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Lesotho
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 92.89 % against 81.68 % in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 11.21 %.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.01 % | 40.13 % | 44.88 % | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 84.42 % | 40.31 % | 44.11 % | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 83.09 % | 45.61 % | 37.48 % | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 83.78 % | 66.77 % | 17.01 % | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.83 % | 80.84 % | 2.99 % | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 83.02 % | 80.78 % | 2.23 % | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 91.22 % | 81 % | 10.21 % | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?
- Lesotho, at 92.89 % against 81.68 % in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
- 11.21 %, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.