Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Arable land

Guinea-Bissau
395,530 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho
356,748 hectares
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
131st
Lesotho rank
133rd

Arable land over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 395,530 hectares against 356,748 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 38,782 hectares.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Lesotho ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 238,333 hectares 358,222 hectares 119,889 hectares Lesotho
1970s 251,500 hectares 340,200 hectares 88,700 hectares Lesotho
1980s 259,700 hectares 301,500 hectares 41,800 hectares Lesotho
1990s 266,000 hectares 324,000 hectares 58,000 hectares Lesotho
2000s 283,000 hectares 321,400 hectares 38,400 hectares Lesotho
2010s 312,629 hectares 300,720 hectares 11,909 hectares Guinea-Bissau
2020s 388,205 hectares 299,737 hectares 88,468 hectares Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
Guinea-Bissau, at 395,530 hectares against 356,748 hectares in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
38,782 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for arable land?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st and Lesotho ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.