Cabo Verde vs Lesotho: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Cabo Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 19.2 % against 18.59 % in Cabo Verde, a difference of 0.61 %.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cabo Verde ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 234 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.93 % | 11.89 % | 1.96 % | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 9.93 % | 11.33 % | 1.4 % | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 10.03 % | 10.06 % | 0.034 % | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 13.37 % | 10.75 % | 2.63 % | Cabo Verde |
| 2000s | 17.89 % | 10.85 % | 7.04 % | Cabo Verde |
| 2010s | 18.75 % | 10.04 % | 8.71 % | Cabo Verde |
| 2020s | 18.61 % | 17.14 % | 1.47 % | Cabo Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Cabo Verde or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 19.2 % against 18.59 % in Cabo Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Cabo Verde and Lesotho?
- 0.61 %, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Lesotho?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cabo Verde and Lesotho rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.