Arable land — Area, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +58.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -65.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +126.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +126.9% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
| 2019 | -65.8% | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
| 2016 | +58.8% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
| 2021 | +42.2% | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Lesotho?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.