Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 67th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -64.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +126.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 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 | +126.5% | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -64.8% | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +59.6% | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +43.8% | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 64 Morocco 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 British Virgin Islands 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Myanmar 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Portugal 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Palestine 0.0188 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.