Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 92.89 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Lesotho stood at 92.89 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Lesotho peaked at 92.95 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.06 %, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 3rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85 % | — |
| 1962 | 84.84 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 84.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 84.9 % | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 84.9 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 85.07 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 85.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 85.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 85.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85.36 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 85.09 % | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 84.92 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 84.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 84.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 85.47 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 84.9 % | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 82.69 % | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 82.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 83.24 % | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 82.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 83 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 82.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 82.49 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.95 % | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 83.17 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.61 % | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 83.89 % | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 84.31 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 83.05 % | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 83.58 % | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 83.64 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.06 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 83.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.76 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 83.78 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 83.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.09 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.82 % | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 84.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 84.15 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 83.72 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.26 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 82.38 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 81.28 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.08 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.32 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 84.71 % | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 86.93 % | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 87.43 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.06 % | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 84.5 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 92.95 % | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 92.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.89 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 92.89 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 92.89 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.01 % | 84.84 % | 85.23 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.42 % | 82.69 % | 85.47 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.09 % | 82.49 % | 84.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.78 % | 83.58 % | 84.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.83 % | 83.09 % | 84.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.02 % | 78.06 % | 87.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.22 % | 84.5 % | 92.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Tuvalu 99.96 % compare
- 2 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 93.17 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 87.36 % compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 84.32 % compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 83.86 % compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Lesotho?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Lesotho was 92.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 92.95 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.06 % in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.