Lesotho vs New Zealand: Arable land — Area

Lesotho
577 1000 ha
in 2024
New Zealand
522 1000 ha
in 2024
Lesotho rank
131st
New Zealand rank
133rd

Arable land — Area over time

  • Lesotho
  • New Zealand
200300400500600196119922024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 577 1000 ha against 522 1000 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 55 1000 ha.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Lesotho ranks 131st and New Zealand ranks 133rd of 231 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 358.22 1000 ha 379.56 1000 ha 21.33 1000 ha New Zealand
1970s 340.2 1000 ha 387.41 1000 ha 47.21 1000 ha New Zealand
1980s 301.5 1000 ha 426.25 1000 ha 124.75 1000 ha New Zealand
1990s 322.3 1000 ha 392.43 1000 ha 70.13 1000 ha New Zealand
2000s 325.45 1000 ha 422.2 1000 ha 96.75 1000 ha New Zealand
2010s 300.72 1000 ha 519.05 1000 ha 218.33 1000 ha New Zealand
2020s 514.68 1000 ha 543.6 1000 ha 28.92 1000 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Lesotho or New Zealand?
Lesotho, at 577 1000 ha against 522 1000 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Lesotho and New Zealand?
55 1000 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for arable land — area?
Lesotho ranks 131st and New Zealand ranks 133rd 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.