Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 20.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Lesotho is 20.46 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Lesotho peaked at 20.47 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.35 %, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 160th 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 | 13.88 % | 13.71 % | 14.11 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.26 % | 11.47 % | 14.34 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.95 % | 11.3 % | 13.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.67 % | 12.49 % | 13.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.78 % | 12.01 % | 13.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 % | 6.35 % | 16.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.49 % | 13.46 % | 20.47 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 — Area 577 1000 ha (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 — share in agricultural land in Lesotho?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Lesotho was 20.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.47 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.35 % in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Lesotho ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.