Lesotho vs Switzerland: Cropland area
Lesotho
360,748 hectares
in 2023
Switzerland
421,731 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho rank
138th
Switzerland rank
136th
Cropland area over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 421,731 hectares against 360,748 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 60,983 hectares.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Lesotho ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 136th of 219 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 361,222 hectares | 391,978 hectares | 30,756 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 344,200 hectares | 384,794 hectares | 40,594 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 305,500 hectares | 419,409 hectares | 113,909 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 328,000 hectares | 435,830 hectares | 107,830 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 325,400 hectares | 430,055 hectares | 104,655 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 303,640 hectares | 425,198 hectares | 121,558 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 303,737 hectares | 422,278 hectares | 118,540 hectares | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Lesotho or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 421,731 hectares against 360,748 hectares in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 60,983 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for cropland area?
- Lesotho ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 136th 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.