Lesotho vs Tuvalu: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Lesotho
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 99.96 % against 92.89 % in Lesotho, a difference of 7.07 %.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 220 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.01 % | 66.67 % | 18.34 % | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 84.42 % | 66.67 % | 17.75 % | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 83.09 % | 66.67 % | 16.42 % | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 83.78 % | 66.67 % | 17.11 % | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 83.83 % | 58.67 % | 25.16 % | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 83.02 % | 60 % | 23.02 % | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 91.22 % | 77.83 % | 13.39 % | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Lesotho or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 99.96 % against 92.89 % in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 7.07 %, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd and Tuvalu ranks 1st 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.