What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Lesotho?

183,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Lesotho: Arable and permanent cropland

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2011

Lesotho

312,000 hectares

in 2011

Gabon rank

41st

Lesotho rank

44th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Gabon
Lesotho

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 495,000 hectares against 312,000 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 183,000 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gabon ranks 41st and Lesotho ranks 44th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	205,000 hectares	361,222 hectares	156,222 hectares	Lesotho
1970s	367,900 hectares	344,200 hectares	23,700 hectares	Gabon
1980s	452,000 hectares	305,500 hectares	146,500 hectares	Gabon
1990s	476,900 hectares	328,000 hectares	148,900 hectares	Gabon
2000s	495,000 hectares	325,400 hectares	169,600 hectares	Gabon
2010s	495,000 hectares	319,000 hectares	176,000 hectares	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gabon or Lesotho?: Gabon, at 495,000 hectares against 312,000 hectares in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Lesotho?: 183,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Gabon ranks 41st and Lesotho ranks 44th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under