Agriculture — Area, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0012 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
32nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0034 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0011 1000 ha per person
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0012 1000 ha per person for agriculture — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 1000 ha per person, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 32nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0012 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0012 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Lesotho?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.