What is the difference in agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?

380,000 FAO, number, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Agricultural population

Equatorial Guinea

468,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Lesotho

848,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Equatorial Guinea rank

46th

Lesotho rank

43rd

Agricultural population over time

Equatorial Guinea
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 848,000 FAO, number against 468,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 380,000 FAO, number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 53 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1980s	224,500 FAO, number	651,000 FAO, number	426,500 FAO, number	Lesotho
1990s	312,800 FAO, number	767,700 FAO, number	454,900 FAO, number	Lesotho
2000s	402,100 FAO, number	832,400 FAO, number	430,300 FAO, number	Lesotho
2010s	459,000 FAO, number	846,000 FAO, number	387,000 FAO, number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 848,000 FAO, number against 468,000 FAO, number in Equatorial Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?: 380,000 FAO, number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural population?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.