Latvia vs Lesotho: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Latvia
5.0%
in 2023
Lesotho
4.8%
in 2023
Latvia rank
36th
Lesotho rank
37th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Latvia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Latvia ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.8% | -0.3% | 11.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.8% | -0.9% | 11.7% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 0.5% | 6.9% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Latvia or Lesotho?
- Latvia, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Latvia and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lesotho rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Latvia ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.