Lesotho vs South Africa: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.7942 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
8th
South Africa rank
6th
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7942 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0166 sq. km per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8442 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8051 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.039 sq. km per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.7739 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7795 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0055 sq. km per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.7594 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7778 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0184 sq. km per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7668 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.801 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0342 sq. km per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7659 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8038 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0378 sq. km per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.7588 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7947 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0359 sq. km per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7588 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.7942 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.0354 sq. km per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7942 sq. km per square kilometre against 0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0166 sq. km per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.