Temporary crops — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Temporary crops — Area was 215.25 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Lesotho stood at 215.25 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Lesotho peaked at 308 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 138th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 258.97 1000 ha | 244.09 1000 ha | 308 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 189.04 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 277 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.3 1000 ha | 83 1000 ha | 286 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 temporary crops — area in Lesotho?
- Temporary crops — area in Lesotho was 215.25 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 308 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for temporary crops — area?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary 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.