Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.093 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.093 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.085 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0848 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0848 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0851 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0851 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0854 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0851 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0855 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0827 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0827 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0828 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0827 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0829 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0826 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0839 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0843 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0836 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0836 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0841 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0839 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0841 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0837 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0833 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0824 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0821 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0847 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0869 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0874 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0845 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0848 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0852 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0844 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0827 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0855 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0825 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0843 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0836 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0841 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0831 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0849 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0874 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0908 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0845 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0929 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.093 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.