Land area — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land area — Area was 3,036 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3,036 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land 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 149th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 146 Republic of Moldova 3,293 1000 ha compare
- 147 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,282 1000 ha compare
- 148 Belgium 3,049 1000 ha compare
- 150 Armenia 2,820 1000 ha compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 1000 ha compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 2,805 1000 ha 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 land area — area in Lesotho?
- Land 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 land area — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,036 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,036 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for land area — area?
- Lesotho ranks 149th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land 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 Land 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.