Arable land per capita in Lesotho in 2023 — 0.1543 ha/person. Ranked 79 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 67.3%.
1961–2023 · hectares per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | ha/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.1543 | +0.0356 | +30.01% |
| 2022 | 0.1187 | +0.0191 | +19.11% |
| 2021 | 0.0997 | −0.0548 | −35.49% |
| 2020 | 0.1545 | +0.0864 | +126.95% |
| 2019 | 0.0681 | −0.131 | −65.81% |
| 2018 | 0.1991 | +0.0046 | +2.39% |
| 2017 | 0.1944 | +0.0292 | +17.67% |
| 2016 | 0.1652 | +0.0612 | +58.78% |
| 2015 | 0.1041 | −0.0269 | −20.51% |
| 2014 | 0.1309 | +0.0103 | +8.51% |
| 2013 | 0.1206 | −0.0176 | −12.75% |
| 2012 | 0.1383 | −0.0147 | −9.58% |
| 2011 | 0.1529 | −0.0084 | −5.19% |
| 2010 | 0.1613 | −0.0078 | −4.62% |
| 2009 | 0.1691 | −0.0129 | −7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.182 | +0.0157 | +9.41% |
| 2007 | 0.1664 | +0.0106 | +6.81% |
| 2006 | 0.1558 | −0.0096 | −5.81% |
| 2005 | 0.1654 | +0.0081 | +5.16% |
| 2004 | 0.1573 | +0.0061 | +4.06% |
| 2003 | 0.1511 | +0.0007 | +0.48% |
| 2002 | 0.1504 | −0.0145 | −8.81% |
| 2001 | 0.1649 | +0.0003 | +0.15% |
| 2000 | 0.1647 | +0.0024 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1622 | −0.0004 | −0.26% |
| 1998 | 0.1627 | −0.0008 | −0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1635 | +0.0002 | +0.13% |
| 1996 | 0.1633 | −0.0007 | −0.45% |
| 1995 | 0.164 | −0.0046 | −2.74% |
| 1994 | 0.1686 | −0.0049 | −2.84% |
| 1993 | 0.1735 | −0.0037 | −2.09% |
| 1992 | 0.1772 | +0.0041 | +2.36% |
| 1991 | 0.1731 | −0.002 | −1.15% |
| 1990 | 0.1752 | +0.0056 | +3.32% |
| 1989 | 0.1695 | −0.0253 | −12.99% |
| 1988 | 0.1948 | +0.0035 | +1.81% |
| 1987 | 0.1914 | +0.0191 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1723 | −0.0149 | −7.96% |
| 1985 | 0.1871 | −0.0009 | −0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1881 | +0.0037 | +1.98% |
| 1983 | 0.1844 | −0.0088 | −4.53% |
| 1982 | 0.1932 | −0.0126 | −6.12% |
| 1981 | 0.2058 | −0.0018 | −0.87% |
| 1980 | 0.2076 | −0.0156 | −7.01% |
| 1979 | 0.2233 | +0.0055 | +2.53% |
| 1978 | 0.2177 | −0.0055 | −2.47% |
| 1977 | 0.2233 | −0.06 | −21.18% |
| 1976 | 0.2833 | −0.0232 | −7.58% |
| 1975 | 0.3065 | +0.0037 | +1.23% |
| 1974 | 0.3028 | −0.0106 | −3.39% |
| 1973 | 0.3134 | −0.0111 | −3.41% |
| 1972 | 0.3245 | −0.0164 | −4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3408 | −0.0202 | −5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.361 | −0.0102 | −2.75% |
| 1969 | 0.3712 | −0.0137 | −3.57% |
| 1968 | 0.385 | −0.0089 | −2.26% |
| 1967 | 0.3939 | −0.0143 | −3.51% |
| 1966 | 0.4082 | −0.0074 | −1.79% |
| 1965 | 0.4156 | −0.0124 | −2.89% |
| 1964 | 0.428 | −0.0103 | −2.35% |
| 1963 | 0.4383 | −0.0132 | −2.93% |
| 1962 | 0.4515 | −0.0203 | −4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4718 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.
Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.
