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 176th out of 220 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.
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
- 173 Saint Lucia 6.9 1000 ha compare
- 174 Marshall Islands 6.77 1000 ha compare
- 175 French Guiana 6.04 1000 ha compare
- 176 Kuwait 6 1000 ha compare
- 178 Martinique 5.79 1000 ha compare
- 179 Mongolia 5.39 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 19.2 % (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 176th out of 220 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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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.