15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands in Lesotho
Lesotho: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands was 0.1 km2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands in Lesotho peaked at 0.4 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1 km2, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 17th out of 57 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 0.1 km2 | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 km2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.25 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 0.4 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 0.1 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 15 Spain 1.1 km2 compare
- 16 Faroe Islands 0.8 km2 compare
- 17 India 0.1 km2 compare
- 17 Ireland 0.1 km2 compare
- 17 New Zealand 0.1 km2 compare
- 17 Slovakia 0.1 km2 compare
- 17 Sweden 0.1 km2 compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 0.1 km2 compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 0.1 km2 compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -69.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -52.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands in Lesotho?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands in Lesotho was 0.1 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 km2 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 57 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: croplands rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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