Land area — Area in Lesotho

Lesotho: Land area — Area was 3,036 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
3,036 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 248 countries
All-time high
3,036 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
3,036 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Lesotho, 1961–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 146 Republic of Moldova 3,293 1000 ha compare
  2. 147 Belgium-Luxembourg 3,282 1000 ha compare
  3. 148 Belgium 3,049 1000 ha compare
  4. 150 Armenia 2,820 1000 ha compare
  5. 151 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 1000 ha compare
  6. 152 Equatorial Guinea 2,805 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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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

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.