Lesotho vs Liberia: Arable land — Area

Lesotho
577 1000 ha
in 2024
Liberia
500 1000 ha
in 2024
Lesotho rank
131st
Liberia rank
134th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
200300400500600196119922024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 577 1000 ha against 500 1000 ha in Liberia, a difference of 77 1000 ha.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 131st and Liberia ranks 134th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 358.22 1000 ha 372.44 1000 ha 14.22 1000 ha Liberia
1970s 340.2 1000 ha 367.5 1000 ha 27.3 1000 ha Liberia
1980s 301.5 1000 ha 383.7 1000 ha 82.2 1000 ha Liberia
1990s 322.3 1000 ha 360 1000 ha 37.7 1000 ha Liberia
2000s 325.45 1000 ha 410 1000 ha 84.55 1000 ha Liberia
2010s 300.72 1000 ha 498 1000 ha 197.28 1000 ha Liberia
2020s 514.68 1000 ha 500 1000 ha 14.68 1000 ha Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Lesotho or Liberia?
Lesotho, at 577 1000 ha against 500 1000 ha in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Lesotho and Liberia?
77 1000 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for arable land — area?
Lesotho ranks 131st and Liberia ranks 134th 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

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.