Lesotho vs South Africa: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Lesotho
77.76 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
79.42 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
8th
South Africa rank
6th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 79.42 hectares per square kilometre against 77.76 hectares per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 1.66 hectares 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 209 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 | 84.42 hectares per square kilometre | 80.51 hectares per square kilometre | 3.9 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 77.39 hectares per square kilometre | 77.95 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5543 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 75.94 hectares per square kilometre | 77.78 hectares per square kilometre | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 76.68 hectares per square kilometre | 80.1 hectares per square kilometre | 3.42 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 76.59 hectares per square kilometre | 80.38 hectares per square kilometre | 3.78 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 75.88 hectares per square kilometre | 79.47 hectares per square kilometre | 3.59 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 75.88 hectares per square kilometre | 79.42 hectares per square kilometre | 3.54 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 79.42 hectares per square kilometre against 77.76 hectares per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 1.66 hectares 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 use, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th 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.