Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Lesotho

Arable land share in Lesotho in 2023 — 11.75%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.04 pp.

2023 11.75% +2.81 pp vs 2022
World rank 87of 206
Period maximum 14.32%2018
Period minimum 4.95%2019

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Lesotho, 1961–202305101519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11.79%1963: 11.63%1965: 11.69%1967: 11.86%1969: 12.02%1971: 11.86%1973: 11.69%1975: 12.25%1977: 9.49%1979: 10.05%1981: 9.82%1983: 9.32%1985: 10.01%1987: 10.74%1989: 9.91%1991: 10.51%1993: 10.87%1995: 10.54%1997: 10.7%1999: 10.7%2001: 10.87%2003: 9.88%2005: 10.64%2007: 10.7%2009: 11.03%2011: 10.14%2013: 8.17%2015: 7.21%2017: 13.81%2019: 4.95%2021: 7.42%2023: 11.75%
Change over the period: −0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 11.75%
World 10.67%
Southern Africa computed 5.13%
Arable land share — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.75 +2.81 pp
2022 8.94 +1.52 pp
2021 7.42 −3.95 pp
2020 11.38 +6.42 pp
2019 4.95 −9.36 pp
2018 14.32 +0.5 pp
2017 13.81 +2.22 pp
2016 11.59 +4.38 pp
2015 7.21 −1.76 pp
2014 8.97 +0.8 pp
2013 8.17 −1.09 pp
2012 9.27 −0.88 pp
2011 10.14 −0.46 pp
2010 10.61 −0.43 pp
2009 11.03 −0.76 pp
2008 11.79 +1.09 pp
2007 10.7 +0.72 pp
2006 9.98 −0.66 pp
2005 10.64 +0.43 pp
2004 10.21 +0.33 pp
2003 9.88 +0 pp
2002 9.88 −0.99 pp
2001 10.87 +0 pp
2000 10.87 +0.16 pp
1999 10.7 +0 pp
1998 10.7 +0 pp
1997 10.7 +0.1 pp
1996 10.61 +0.07 pp
1995 10.54 −0.16 pp
1994 10.7 −0.16 pp
1993 10.87 −0.07 pp
1992 10.94 +0.43 pp
1991 10.51 +0.07 pp
1990 10.44 +0.53 pp
1989 9.91 −1.25 pp
1988 11.17 +0.43 pp
1987 10.74 +1.28 pp
1986 9.45 −0.56 pp
1985 10.01 +0.23 pp
1984 9.78 +0.46 pp
1983 9.32 −0.16 pp
1982 9.49 −0.33 pp
1981 9.82 +0.2 pp
1980 9.62 −0.43 pp
1979 10.05 +0.53 pp
1978 9.52 +0.03 pp
1977 9.49 −2.21 pp
1976 11.69 −0.56 pp
1975 12.25 +0.56 pp
1974 11.69 +0 pp
1973 11.69 +0 pp
1972 11.69 −0.16 pp
1971 11.86 −0.26 pp
1970 12.12 +0.1 pp
1969 12.02 +0 pp
1968 12.02 +0.16 pp
1967 11.86 +0 pp
1966 11.86 +0.16 pp
1965 11.69 +0 pp
1964 11.69 +0.07 pp
1963 11.63 +0 pp
1962 11.63 −0.16 pp
1961 11.79

Southern Africa, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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