Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 20.67 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in agricultural land in Lesotho stood at 20.67 %.
That represents a change of up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Lesotho peaked at 20.68 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.51 %, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 188th of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.99 % | 13.81 % | 14.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.42 % | 11.63 % | 14.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.11 % | 11.46 % | 13.4 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.83 % | 12.65 % | 13.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.94 % | 12.17 % | 14.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 % | 6.51 % | 16.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.69 % | 13.63 % | 20.68 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 185 Bhutan 21.63 % compare
- 186 Northern Mariana Islands 21.51 % compare
- 187 Afghanistan 21.22 % compare
- 189 Algeria 20.6 % compare
- 190 Ethiopia PDR 20.15 % compare
- 191 Mozambique 19.63 % compare
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)
- Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Lesotho?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Lesotho was 20.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.51 % in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Lesotho ranks 188th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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 Cropland — 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.