Lesotho vs Rwanda: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Lesotho
77.76 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
76.33 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
8th
Rwanda rank
9th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 77.76 hectares per square kilometre against 76.33 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 1.43 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 8th and Rwanda ranks 9th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.42 hectares per square kilometre | 54.93 hectares per square kilometre | 29.49 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 77.39 hectares per square kilometre | 63.81 hectares per square kilometre | 13.58 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 75.94 hectares per square kilometre | 73.15 hectares per square kilometre | 2.79 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 76.68 hectares per square kilometre | 69.25 hectares per square kilometre | 7.43 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 76.59 hectares per square kilometre | 76.24 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3518 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 75.88 hectares per square kilometre | 79.77 hectares per square kilometre | 3.9 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 75.88 hectares per square kilometre | 79.25 hectares per square kilometre | 3.37 hectares per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Lesotho, at 77.76 hectares per square kilometre against 76.33 hectares per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 1.43 hectares per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and Rwanda ranks 9th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use 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.