Permanent crops — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Permanent crops — Area was 6 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Lesotho stood at 6 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Lesotho peaked at 6 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 190th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.8 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 2.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 1000 ha | +42.9% |
| 1971 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.29 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 6 1000 ha | +39.9% |
| 2022 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 6 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 6 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 1000 ha | 2.7 1000 ha | 2.8 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 1000 ha | 4.29 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 187 Saint Lucia 6.9 1000 ha compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 6.77 1000 ha compare
- 189 French Guiana 6.04 1000 ha compare
- 190 Kuwait 6 1000 ha compare
- 192 Martinique 5.79 1000 ha compare
- 193 Mongolia 5.39 1000 ha 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)
- 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 permanent crops — area in Lesotho?
- Permanent crops — area in Lesotho was 6 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for permanent crops — area?
- Lesotho ranks 190th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.