Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Ethiopia
4.6%
in 2023
Lesotho
4.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
39th
Lesotho rank
37th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 225 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | -0.1% | 11.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 12.9% | -0.9% | 13.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 0.5% | 5.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.