Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Agricultural land per capita
Lesotho
1.02 hectares per capita
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.9894 hectares per capita
in 2023
Lesotho rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.02 hectares per capita against 0.9894 hectares per capita in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0306 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 hectares per capita | 2.31 hectares per capita | 0.6831 hectares per capita | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.99 hectares per capita | 1.88 hectares per capita | 0.1073 hectares per capita | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.45 hectares per capita | 1.46 hectares per capita | 0.0063 hectares per capita | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.21 hectares per capita | 1.25 hectares per capita | 0.0428 hectares per capita | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.18 hectares per capita | 1.27 hectares per capita | 0.0944 hectares per capita | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.1 hectares per capita | 1.13 hectares per capita | 0.0337 hectares per capita | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.01 hectares per capita | 1.02 hectares per capita | 0.002 hectares per capita | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Lesotho, at 1.02 hectares per capita against 0.9894 hectares per capita in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0306 hectares per capita, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.