Which has higher arable land — area, China, Taiwan Province of or Lesotho?

China, Taiwan Province of, at 593.63 1000 ha against 577 1000 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.

What is the difference in arable land — area between China, Taiwan Province of and Lesotho?

16.63 1000 ha, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Lesotho?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China, Taiwan Province of vs Lesotho: Arable land — Area

China, Taiwan Province of

593.63 1000 ha

in 2024

Lesotho

577 1000 ha

in 2024

China, Taiwan Province of rank

128th

Lesotho rank

131st

Arable land — Area over time

China, Taiwan Province of
Lesotho

How they compare

China, Taiwan Province of currently reports 593.63 1000 ha against 577 1000 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 16.63 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China, Taiwan Province of has been ahead every year.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 131st of 231 countries.

China, Taiwan Province of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, Taiwan Province of	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	787.33 1000 ha	358.22 1000 ha	429.11 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of
1970s	779.8 1000 ha	340.2 1000 ha	439.6 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of
1980s	725.5 1000 ha	301.5 1000 ha	424 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of
1990s	648.1 1000 ha	322.3 1000 ha	325.8 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of
2000s	605.58 1000 ha	325.45 1000 ha	280.13 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of
2010s	600.31 1000 ha	300.72 1000 ha	299.59 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of
2020s	596.89 1000 ha	514.68 1000 ha	82.21 1000 ha	China, Taiwan Province of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, China, Taiwan Province of or Lesotho?: China, Taiwan Province of, at 593.63 1000 ha against 577 1000 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between China, Taiwan Province of and Lesotho?: 16.63 1000 ha, with China, Taiwan Province of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Taiwan Province of and Lesotho?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China, Taiwan Province of and Lesotho rank globally for arable land — area?: China, Taiwan Province of ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 131st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.