Lesotho vs Nigeria: Arable land use per person
Lesotho
0.1543 hectares per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1618 hectares per person
in 2023
Lesotho rank
79th
Nigeria rank
77th
Arable land use per person over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1618 hectares per person against 0.1543 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0075 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 77th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4182 hectares per person | 0.4847 hectares per person | 0.0665 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2897 hectares per person | 0.4093 hectares per person | 0.1196 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1894 hectares per person | 0.325 hectares per person | 0.1356 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1683 hectares per person | 0.2888 hectares per person | 0.1205 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1627 hectares per person | 0.2509 hectares per person | 0.0882 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.1435 hectares per person | 0.1931 hectares per person | 0.0496 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.0352 hectares per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1618 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 Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.0075 hectares per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Lesotho ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 77th 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
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.