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 149th out of 242 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.
Temporary crops — Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 244.09 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 244.32 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 244.54 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 244.77 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 245 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 253 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 265 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 308 1000 ha | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 282 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 244 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 239 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 144.3 1000 ha | -39.6% |
| 2013 | 174.5 1000 ha | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 204 1000 ha | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 173 1000 ha | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 106 1000 ha | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 258.6 1000 ha | +144.0% |
| 2018 | 277 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 70 1000 ha | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 83 1000 ha | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 286 1000 ha | +244.6% |
| 2022 | 192 1000 ha | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 215.25 1000 ha | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 215.25 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 215.25 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,271 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 215.25 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — Area in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +244.6% | 83 1000 ha | 286 1000 ha |
| 2017 | +144.0% | 106 1000 ha | 258.6 1000 ha |
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
- 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 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 149th out of 242 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.