Lesotho Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Lesotho arable land for 2021 was 429,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Lesotho arable land for 2020 was 429,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Lesotho arable land for 2019 was 429,000, a 0.07% decline from 2018.
- Lesotho arable land for 2018 was 429,300, a 3.7% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| India |
154,447,948 |
| Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
| Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
| Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
| Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
| Sudan |
20,994,840 |
| Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
| Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
| Morocco |
7,512,000 |
| Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
| Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
| Kenya |
5,800,000 |
| Philippines |
5,590,000 |
| Angola |
5,373,000 |
| Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
| Ghana |
4,708,900 |
| Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
| Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
| Zambia |
3,800,000 |
| Egypt |
3,077,000 |
| Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
| Moldova |
1,711,000 |
| Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
| Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
| Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
| Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
| Honduras |
1,018,000 |
| El Salvador |
721,000 |
| Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
| Mauritania |
450,000 |
| Lesotho |
429,000 |
| Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
| Georgia |
312,000 |
| Eswatini |
177,000 |
| Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
| Bhutan |
94,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
| Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
| Vanuatu |
20,000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
| Djibouti |
3,000 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
2,000 |
| Lesotho Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
429,000 |
0.19 |
14.13% |
| 2020 |
429,000 |
0.19 |
14.13% |
| 2019 |
429,000 |
0.19 |
14.13% |
| 2018 |
429,300 |
0.20 |
14.14% |
| 2017 |
414,000 |
0.19 |
13.64% |
| 2016 |
352,000 |
0.16 |
11.59% |
| 2015 |
219,000 |
0.10 |
7.21% |
| 2014 |
272,300 |
0.13 |
8.97% |
| 2013 |
248,100 |
0.12 |
8.17% |
| 2012 |
281,300 |
0.14 |
9.27% |
| 2011 |
308,000 |
0.15 |
10.14% |
| 2010 |
322,000 |
0.16 |
10.61% |
| 2009 |
335,000 |
0.17 |
11.03% |
| 2008 |
358,000 |
0.18 |
11.79% |
| 2007 |
325,000 |
0.16 |
10.70% |
| 2006 |
303,000 |
0.15 |
9.98% |
| 2005 |
323,000 |
0.16 |
10.64% |
| 2004 |
310,000 |
0.16 |
10.21% |
| 2003 |
300,000 |
0.15 |
9.88% |
| 2002 |
300,000 |
0.15 |
9.88% |
| 2001 |
330,000 |
0.17 |
10.87% |
| 2000 |
330,000 |
0.17 |
10.87% |
| 1999 |
325,000 |
0.16 |
10.70% |
| 1998 |
325,000 |
0.16 |
10.70% |
| 1997 |
325,000 |
0.16 |
10.70% |
| 1996 |
322,000 |
0.16 |
10.61% |
| 1995 |
320,000 |
0.17 |
10.54% |
| 1994 |
325,000 |
0.17 |
10.70% |
| 1993 |
330,000 |
0.18 |
10.87% |
| 1992 |
332,000 |
0.18 |
10.94% |
| 1991 |
319,000 |
0.17 |
10.51% |
| 1990 |
317,000 |
0.18 |
10.44% |
| 1989 |
301,000 |
0.17 |
9.91% |
| 1988 |
339,000 |
0.20 |
11.17% |
| 1987 |
326,000 |
0.19 |
10.74% |
| 1986 |
287,000 |
0.17 |
9.45% |
| 1985 |
304,000 |
0.19 |
10.01% |
| 1984 |
297,000 |
0.19 |
9.78% |
| 1983 |
283,000 |
0.18 |
9.32% |
| 1982 |
288,000 |
0.19 |
9.49% |
| 1981 |
298,000 |
0.21 |
9.82% |
| 1980 |
292,000 |
0.21 |
9.62% |
| 1979 |
305,000 |
0.22 |
10.05% |
| 1978 |
289,000 |
0.22 |
9.52% |
| 1977 |
288,000 |
0.22 |
9.49% |
| 1976 |
355,000 |
0.28 |
11.69% |
| 1975 |
372,000 |
0.31 |
12.25% |
| 1974 |
355,000 |
0.30 |
11.69% |
| 1973 |
355,000 |
0.31 |
11.69% |
| 1972 |
355,000 |
0.32 |
11.69% |
| 1971 |
360,000 |
0.34 |
11.86% |
| 1970 |
368,000 |
0.36 |
12.12% |
| 1969 |
365,000 |
0.37 |
12.02% |
| 1968 |
365,000 |
0.38 |
12.02% |
| 1967 |
360,000 |
0.39 |
11.86% |
| 1966 |
360,000 |
0.41 |
11.86% |
| 1965 |
355,000 |
0.41 |
11.69% |
| 1964 |
355,000 |
0.43 |
11.69% |
| 1963 |
353,000 |
0.44 |
11.63% |
| 1962 |
353,000 |
0.45 |
11.63% |
| 1961 |
358,000 |
0.47 |
11.79% |
