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 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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
More environment data for Lesotho
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (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 237 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.