Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 0 1000 ha in 2018. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Lesotho, 2008–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Lesotho is 0 1000 ha, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Lesotho peaked at 0.62 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4 1000 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0.3 1000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 1000 ha | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.62 1000 ha | +244.4% |
| 2013 | 0.56 1000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.55 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.55 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.21 1000 ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.56 1000 ha. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.35 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.4 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4314 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.62 1000 ha | 7 |
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Lesotho?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Lesotho was 0 1000 ha in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Lesotho ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area under organic agric. — 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.