Cropland — Share in Land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cropland — Share in Land area was 19.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 19.2 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Lesotho peaked at 19.2 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.09 %, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 92nd out of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.88 % | — |
| 1962 | 11.72 % | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 11.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11.78 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 11.78 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11.95 % | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 11.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12.11 % | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 12.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.25 % | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 11.99 % | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 11.82 % | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 11.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11.82 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12.38 % | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 11.82 % | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 9.62 % | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 9.65 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 10.18 % | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 9.75 % | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 9.95 % | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.62 % | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 9.45 % | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 9.91 % | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 10.14 % | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 9.58 % | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 10.87 % | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 11.3 % | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 10.05 % | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 10.57 % | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 10.64 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 11.07 % | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 10.94 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 10.8 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.67 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.68 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.7 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.72 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.74 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.76 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.11 % | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 10.84 % | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 11.92 % | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 11.17 % | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 10.74 % | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.28 % | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4 % | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3 % | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 9.1 % | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 7.35 % | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 11.73 % | +59.6% |
| 2017 | 13.95 % | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 14.45 % | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.09 % | -64.8% |
| 2020 | 11.52 % | +126.3% |
| 2021 | 16.57 % | +43.8% |
| 2022 | 19.2 % | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 19.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 19.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 19.2 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area 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 | +126.3% | 5.09 % | 11.52 % |
| 2019 | -64.8% | 14.45 % | 5.09 % |
| 2016 | +59.6% | 7.35 % | 11.73 % |
| 2021 | +43.8% | 11.52 % | 16.57 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.89 % | 11.72 % | 12.11 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.33 % | 9.62 % | 12.38 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.06 % | 9.45 % | 11.3 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.75 % | 10.57 % | 11.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.85 % | 10.11 % | 11.92 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.04 % | 5.09 % | 14.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.14 % | 11.52 % | 19.2 % | 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Lesotho?
- Cropland — share in land area in Lesotho was 19.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 % in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. 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 Land 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.