Cropland — Area, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — 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.
Lesotho ranks 52nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — 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 | -2.4% |
| 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 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 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 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 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 | +2.3% |
| 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 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +57.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -65.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +123.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 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 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.6× 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, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — 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 | +123.8% | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
| 2019 | -65.2% | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person |
| 2016 | +57.7% | 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)
- 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)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (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 cropland — area, per capita in Lesotho?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 52nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.