Botswana vs Lesotho: Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
14th
Lesotho rank
15th

Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
00.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5636 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0503 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.5132 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana
1970s 0.11 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0191 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0909 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.0191 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0061 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.013 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.0058 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0028 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.003 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per unit of gdp, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per unit of gdp between Botswana and Lesotho?
0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural land use, per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per unit of GDP
Unit
hectares per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 10,782 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.