What is the difference in arable land use per person between Gambia, The and Lesotho?

0.0088 hectares per person, with Gambia, The ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia, The and Lesotho?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia, The vs Lesotho: Arable land use per person

Gambia, The

0.1631 hectares per person

in 2023

Lesotho

0.1543 hectares per person

in 2023

Gambia, The rank

76th

Lesotho rank

79th

Arable land use per person over time

Gambia, The
Lesotho

How they compare

Gambia, The currently reports 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0088 hectares per person.

That makes Gambia, The's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gambia, The ranks 76th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia, The averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia, The	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2748 hectares per person	0.4182 hectares per person	0.1434 hectares per person	Lesotho
1970s	0.2582 hectares per person	0.2897 hectares per person	0.0315 hectares per person	Lesotho
1980s	0.2143 hectares per person	0.1894 hectares per person	0.0249 hectares per person	Gambia, The
1990s	0.154 hectares per person	0.1683 hectares per person	0.0144 hectares per person	Lesotho
2000s	0.1771 hectares per person	0.1627 hectares per person	0.0144 hectares per person	Gambia, The
2010s	0.2052 hectares per person	0.1435 hectares per person	0.0617 hectares per person	Gambia, The
2020s	0.1689 hectares per person	0.1318 hectares per person	0.0371 hectares per person	Gambia, The

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Gambia, The or Lesotho?: Gambia, The, at 0.1631 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Gambia, The and Lesotho?: 0.0088 hectares per person, with Gambia, The ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia, The and Lesotho?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia, The and Lesotho rank globally for arable land use per person?: Gambia, The ranks 76th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. 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 use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.