Lesotho Arable Land 1961-2022
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 2018 was 429,300, a 3.7% increase from 2017.
- Lesotho arable land for 2017 was 414,000, a 17.61% increase from 2016.
- Lesotho arable land for 2016 was 352,000, a 60.73% increase from 2015.
- Lesotho arable land for 2015 was 219,000, a 19.57% decline from 2014.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
India |
156,416,000 |
Nigeria |
34,000,000 |
Ukraine |
32,888,000 |
Pakistan |
30,507,000 |
Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
Sudan |
19,823,160 |
Myanmar |
11,080,300 |
Bangladesh |
7,772,300 |
Morocco |
7,477,600 |
Vietnam |
6,988,300 |
Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
Kenya |
5,800,000 |
Philippines |
5,590,000 |
Angola |
4,900,000 |
Ghana |
4,700,000 |
Bolivia |
4,480,000 |
Uzbekistan |
4,064,500 |
Cambodia |
3,911,000 |
Zambia |
3,800,000 |
Egypt |
2,910,969 |
Tunisia |
2,607,000 |
Moldova |
1,681,700 |
Lao PDR |
1,550,000 |
Nicaragua |
1,504,000 |
Sri Lanka |
1,371,600 |
Mongolia |
1,327,400 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
1,288,000 |
Honduras |
1,020,000 |
El Salvador |
627,000 |
Congo, Rep. |
550,000 |
Lesotho |
429,300 |
Mauritania |
400,000 |
Georgia |
311,000 |
Papua New Guinea |
300,000 |
Eswatini |
175,000 |
Timor-Leste |
155,000 |
Bhutan |
94,000 |
Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
Vanuatu |
20,000 |
Solomon Islands |
20,000 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
Kiribati |
2,000 |
Micronesia |
2,000 |
Djibouti |
2,000 |
Lesotho Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2018 |
429,300 |
0.20 |
14.14% |
2017 |
414,000 |
0.20 |
13.64% |
2016 |
352,000 |
0.17 |
11.59% |
2015 |
219,000 |
0.11 |
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 |
0.15 |
10.21% |
2003 |
300,000 |
0.15 |
9.88% |
2002 |
300,000 |
0.15 |
9.88% |
2001 |
330,000 |
0.16 |
10.87% |
2000 |
330,000 |
0.16 |
10.87% |
1999 |
325,000 |
0.16 |
10.70% |
1998 |
325,000 |
0.16 |
10.70% |
1997 |
325,000 |
0.17 |
10.70% |
1996 |
322,000 |
0.17 |
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 |
0.19 |
10.94% |
1991 |
319,000 |
0.18 |
10.51% |
1990 |
317,000 |
0.19 |
10.44% |
1989 |
301,000 |
0.18 |
9.91% |
1988 |
339,000 |
0.21 |
11.17% |
1987 |
326,000 |
0.20 |
10.74% |
1986 |
287,000 |
0.18 |
9.45% |
1985 |
304,000 |
0.20 |
10.01% |
1984 |
297,000 |
0.20 |
9.78% |
1983 |
283,000 |
0.19 |
9.32% |
1982 |
288,000 |
0.20 |
9.49% |
1981 |
298,000 |
0.22 |
9.82% |
1980 |
292,000 |
0.22 |
9.62% |
1979 |
305,000 |
0.23 |
10.05% |
1978 |
289,000 |
0.23 |
9.52% |
1977 |
288,000 |
0.23 |
9.49% |
1976 |
355,000 |
0.30 |
11.69% |
1975 |
372,000 |
0.32 |
12.25% |
1974 |
355,000 |
0.31 |
11.69% |
1973 |
355,000 |
0.32 |
11.69% |
1972 |
355,000 |
0.33 |
11.69% |
1971 |
360,000 |
0.34 |
11.86% |
1970 |
368,000 |
0.36 |
12.12% |
1969 |
365,000 |
0.36 |
12.02% |
1968 |
365,000 |
0.37 |
12.02% |
1967 |
360,000 |
0.37 |
11.86% |
1966 |
360,000 |
0.38 |
11.86% |
1965 |
355,000 |
0.38 |
11.69% |
1964 |
355,000 |
0.39 |
11.69% |
1963 |
353,000 |
0.40 |
11.63% |
1962 |
353,000 |
0.41 |
11.63% |
1961 |
358,000 |
0.42 |
11.79% |