Jordan vs Lesotho: Cropland area
Jordan
287,300 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho
360,748 hectares
in 2023
Jordan rank
139th
Lesotho rank
138th
Cropland area over time
- Jordan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 360,748 hectares against 287,300 hectares in Jordan, a difference of 73,448 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Jordan ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 302,222 hectares | 361,222 hectares | 59,000 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 323,900 hectares | 344,200 hectares | 20,300 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 336,420 hectares | 305,500 hectares | 30,920 hectares | Jordan |
| 1990s | 278,230 hectares | 328,000 hectares | 49,770 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 268,080 hectares | 325,400 hectares | 57,320 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 293,796 hectares | 303,640 hectares | 9,844 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 288,958 hectares | 303,737 hectares | 14,778 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Jordan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 360,748 hectares against 287,300 hectares in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Jordan and Lesotho?
- 73,448 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for cropland area?
- Jordan ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 138th of 219 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 Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.