Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0525 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0844 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0433 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0428 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0908 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0505 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Lesotho, at 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0525 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.