Lesotho, Kingdom of vs Uruguay: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Lesotho, Kingdom of
92.89 %
in 2024
Uruguay
87.36 %
in 2024
Lesotho, Kingdom of rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
4th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Lesotho, Kingdom of
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 92.89 % against 87.36 % in Uruguay, a difference of 5.53 %.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 4th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho, Kingdom of averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho, Kingdom of Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 85.01 % 91.37 % 6.36 % Uruguay
1970s 84.42 % 87.42 % 3 % Uruguay
1980s 83.09 % 85.39 % 2.3 % Uruguay
1990s 83.78 % 85.34 % 1.56 % Uruguay
2000s 83.83 % 84.45 % 0.621 % Uruguay
2010s 83.02 % 84.95 % 1.94 % Uruguay
2020s 91.22 % 87.79 % 3.42 % Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Lesotho, Kingdom of or Uruguay?
Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 92.89 % against 87.36 % in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Lesotho, Kingdom of and Uruguay?
5.53 %, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho, Kingdom of and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho, Kingdom of and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 4th of 216 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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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.