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Agricultural land — Lesotho

Agricultural land in Lesotho in 2023 — 23,607 km². Ranked 112 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 8.5%.

2023 23,607 km² +3.75% vs 2022
World rank 112of 209
Period maximum 25,830 km²1966
Period minimum 21,544 km²2019

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Lesotho, 1961–202320,00022,00024,00026,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 25,810 km²1963: 25,760 km²1965: 25,780 km²1967: 25,830 km²1969: 24,780 km²1971: 23,640 km²1973: 23,590 km²1975: 23,760 km²1977: 22,920 km²1979: 23,090 km²1981: 23,020 km²1983: 22,870 km²1985: 23,080 km²1987: 23,300 km²1989: 23,050 km²1991: 23,230 km²1993: 23,340 km²1995: 23,240 km²1997: 23,290 km²1999: 23,290 km²2001: 23,340 km²2003: 23,040 km²2005: 23,270 km²2007: 23,290 km²2009: 23,390 km²2011: 23,120 km²2013: 22,521 km²2015: 22,230 km²2017: 24,180 km²2019: 21,544 km²2021: 22,294 km²2023: 23,607 km²
Change over the period: −2,203 (−8.53%) Average annual rate: -0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 23,607 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Southern Africa computed 1.65M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 23,607 +853 +3.75%
2022 22,754 +460 +2.06%
2021 22,294 −1,200 −5.11%
2020 23,494 +1,950 +9.05%
2019 21,544 −2,789 −11.46%
2018 24,333 +153 +0.63%
2017 24,180 +620 +2.63%
2016 23,560 +1,330 +5.98%
2015 22,230 −533 −2.34%
2014 22,763 +242 +1.07%
2013 22,521 −332 −1.45%
2012 22,853 −267 −1.15%
2011 23,120 −140 −0.6%
2010 23,260 −130 −0.56%
2009 23,390 −230 −0.97%
2008 23,620 +330 +1.42%
2007 23,290 +220 +0.95%
2006 23,070 −200 −0.86%
2005 23,270 +130 +0.56%
2004 23,140 +100 +0.43%
2003 23,040 +0 +0%
2002 23,040 −300 −1.29%
2001 23,340 +0 +0%
2000 23,340 +50 +0.21%
1999 23,290 +0 +0%
1998 23,290 +0 +0%
1997 23,290 +30 +0.13%
1996 23,260 +20 +0.09%
1995 23,240 −50 −0.21%
1994 23,290 −50 −0.21%
1993 23,340 −20 −0.09%
1992 23,360 +130 +0.56%
1991 23,230 +20 +0.09%
1990 23,210 +160 +0.69%
1989 23,050 −380 −1.62%
1988 23,430 +130 +0.56%
1987 23,300 +390 +1.7%
1986 22,910 −170 −0.74%
1985 23,080 +70 +0.3%
1984 23,010 +140 +0.61%
1983 22,870 −50 −0.22%
1982 22,920 −100 −0.43%
1981 23,020 +60 +0.26%
1980 22,960 −130 −0.56%
1979 23,090 +160 +0.7%
1978 22,930 +10 +0.04%
1977 22,920 −670 −2.84%
1976 23,590 −170 −0.72%
1975 23,760 +170 +0.72%
1974 23,590 +0 +0%
1973 23,590 +0 +0%
1972 23,590 −50 −0.21%
1971 23,640 −630 −2.6%
1970 24,270 −510 −2.06%
1969 24,780 −550 −2.17%
1968 25,330 −500 −1.94%
1967 25,830 +0 +0%
1966 25,830 +50 +0.19%
1965 25,780 +0 +0%
1964 25,780 +20 +0.08%
1963 25,760 +0 +0%
1962 25,760 −50 −0.19%
1961 25,810 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 963,410 NA Namibia 388,120 BW Botswana 258,620 LS Lesotho 23,607 SZ Eswatini 11,950
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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