Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 70.04 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Lesotho is 70.04 USD_PPP/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Lesotho peaked at 86.58 USD_PPP/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46.49 USD_PPP/ha, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 186th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.54 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 55.21 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 54.89 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 50.27 USD_PPP/ha | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 53.06 USD_PPP/ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 52.47 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 55.17 USD_PPP/ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 53.05 USD_PPP/ha | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 55.6 USD_PPP/ha | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 58.15 USD_PPP/ha | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 59.47 USD_PPP/ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 50.3 USD_PPP/ha | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 57.43 USD_PPP/ha | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 68.48 USD_PPP/ha | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 59.51 USD_PPP/ha | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 52.06 USD_PPP/ha | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 66.73 USD_PPP/ha | +28.2% |
| 1978 | 66.37 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 64.9 USD_PPP/ha | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 66.97 USD_PPP/ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 65.84 USD_PPP/ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 65.61 USD_PPP/ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 66.45 USD_PPP/ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 67.62 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 69.73 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 69.35 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 70.63 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 76.59 USD_PPP/ha | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 76.11 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.15 USD_PPP/ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 46.49 USD_PPP/ha | -38.9% |
| 1992 | 54.36 USD_PPP/ha | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 58.63 USD_PPP/ha | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 66.7 USD_PPP/ha | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 59.38 USD_PPP/ha | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 69.92 USD_PPP/ha | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 72.23 USD_PPP/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 63.65 USD_PPP/ha | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 73.33 USD_PPP/ha | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 74.55 USD_PPP/ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 86.58 USD_PPP/ha | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 72.8 USD_PPP/ha | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 68.69 USD_PPP/ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 68.94 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 74.27 USD_PPP/ha | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 66.26 USD_PPP/ha | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 71.19 USD_PPP/ha | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 71.97 USD_PPP/ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.95 USD_PPP/ha | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 76.22 USD_PPP/ha | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 77.98 USD_PPP/ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 77.92 USD_PPP/ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.18 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 79.77 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.38 USD_PPP/ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 67.53 USD_PPP/ha | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 79.62 USD_PPP/ha | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 75.18 USD_PPP/ha | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 71.99 USD_PPP/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 61.78 USD_PPP/ha | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 60.9 USD_PPP/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.11 USD_PPP/ha | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 84.16 USD_PPP/ha | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 70.04 USD_PPP/ha | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.7 USD_PPP/ha | 50.27 USD_PPP/ha | 55.6 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.34 USD_PPP/ha | 50.3 USD_PPP/ha | 68.48 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.49 USD_PPP/ha | 65.61 USD_PPP/ha | 76.59 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.08 USD_PPP/ha | 46.49 USD_PPP/ha | 76.15 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.12 USD_PPP/ha | 65.95 USD_PPP/ha | 86.58 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.38 USD_PPP/ha | 67.53 USD_PPP/ha | 80.18 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 USD_PPP/ha | 60.9 USD_PPP/ha | 84.16 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 183 Iceland 109 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 184 Sudan (former) 103.32 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 185 Kazakhstan 81.98 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 187 Faroe Islands 69.48 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 188 Congo 65.56 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 189 Eritrea 53.83 USD_PPP/ha 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -39.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Lesotho?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Lesotho was 70.04 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 86.58 USD_PPP/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.49 USD_PPP/ha in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Lesotho ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per 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.