Country area — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Country area — Area was 3,036 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Lesotho is 3,036 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Lesotho peaked at 3,036 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,036 1000 ha, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 267 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Country area — Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,036 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3,036 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18,887 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3,036 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,420 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 3,036 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 159 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,312 1000 ha compare
- 160 Belgium 3,069 1000 ha compare
- 162 Armenia 2,974 1000 ha compare
- 163 Albania 2,875 1000 ha compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 2,845 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Lesotho?
- Country area — area in Lesotho was 3,036 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,036 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,036 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for country area — area?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.