Arable land — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Arable land — Area was 577 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Lesotho is 577 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Lesotho peaked at 577 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 150.4 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 358.22 1000 ha | 353 1000 ha | 365 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 340.2 1000 ha | 288 1000 ha | 372 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 301.5 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 339 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 322.3 1000 ha | 317 1000 ha | 332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 325.45 1000 ha | 303 1000 ha | 358 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.72 1000 ha | 150.4 1000 ha | 434.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 514.68 1000 ha | 345.4 1000 ha | 577 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Lesotho
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 19.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Lesotho?
- Arable land — area in Lesotho was 577 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 577 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.4 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for arable land — area?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. 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 Arable land — 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.