Jordan vs Lesotho: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Jordan
19.57 %
in 2024
Lesotho
20.46 %
in 2024
Jordan rank
146th
Lesotho rank
143rd

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Jordan
  • Lesotho
510152025196119922024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 20.46 % against 19.57 % in Jordan, a difference of 0.89 %.

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

Jordan ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 25.29 % 13.88 % 11.41 % Jordan
1970s 26.08 % 13.26 % 12.82 % Jordan
1980s 25.32 % 11.95 % 13.38 % Jordan
1990s 18.89 % 12.67 % 6.22 % Jordan
2000s 17.98 % 12.78 % 5.2 % Jordan
2010s 20.3 % 11.84 % 8.46 % Jordan
2020s 19.98 % 18.49 % 1.49 % Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Jordan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 20.46 % against 19.57 % in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Jordan and Lesotho?
0.89 %, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Jordan ranks 146th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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 — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
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
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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.