What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Afghanistan and Lesotho?

0.0016 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Cropland per person over the long-term

Afghanistan

0.1754 hectares per person

in 2025

Lesotho

0.177 hectares per person

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

92nd

Lesotho rank

90th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Afghanistan
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.177 hectares per person against 0.1754 hectares per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Lesotho ranks 90th of 202 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1000s	1.55 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	1.55 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1100s	1.51 hectares per person	0.4303 hectares per person	1.08 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1200s	1.48 hectares per person	0.4296 hectares per person	1.05 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1300s	1.44 hectares per person	0.4289 hectares per person	1.01 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1400s	1.4 hectares per person	0.4281 hectares per person	0.9696 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1500s	1.35 hectares per person	0.4274 hectares per person	0.9212 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1600s	1.29 hectares per person	0.4266 hectares per person	0.8644 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1700s	1.22 hectares per person	0.4259 hectares per person	0.795 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1710s	1.21 hectares per person	0.4258 hectares per person	0.7872 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1720s	1.2 hectares per person	0.4257 hectares per person	0.779 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1730s	1.2 hectares per person	0.4256 hectares per person	0.7707 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1740s	1.19 hectares per person	0.4256 hectares per person	0.7621 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1750s	1.18 hectares per person	0.4255 hectares per person	0.7533 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1760s	1.17 hectares per person	0.4254 hectares per person	0.7442 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1770s	1.16 hectares per person	0.4253 hectares per person	0.7347 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1780s	1.15 hectares per person	0.4253 hectares per person	0.725 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1790s	1.14 hectares per person	0.4252 hectares per person	0.7149 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1800s	1.13 hectares per person	0.4251 hectares per person	0.7044 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1810s	1.12 hectares per person	0.425 hectares per person	0.6936 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1820s	1.11 hectares per person	0.425 hectares per person	0.6823 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1830s	1.1 hectares per person	0.4249 hectares per person	0.6705 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1840s	1.08 hectares per person	0.4248 hectares per person	0.6581 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1850s	1.07 hectares per person	0.4247 hectares per person	0.6452 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1860s	1.06 hectares per person	0.4247 hectares per person	0.6316 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1870s	1.04 hectares per person	0.4246 hectares per person	0.6172 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1880s	1.03 hectares per person	0.4245 hectares per person	0.602 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1890s	1.01 hectares per person	0.4244 hectares per person	0.5858 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1900s	0.9929 hectares per person	0.4244 hectares per person	0.5685 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1910s	0.9742 hectares per person	0.4243 hectares per person	0.5499 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1920s	0.954 hectares per person	0.4242 hectares per person	0.5298 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1930s	0.9319 hectares per person	0.4241 hectares per person	0.5078 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1940s	0.9075 hectares per person	0.4241 hectares per person	0.4834 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1950s	0.8664 hectares per person	0.424 hectares per person	0.4425 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1960s	0.8002 hectares per person	0.3904 hectares per person	0.4098 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1970s	0.6259 hectares per person	0.3035 hectares per person	0.3225 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1980s	0.6119 hectares per person	0.2109 hectares per person	0.4009 hectares per person	Afghanistan
1990s	0.443 hectares per person	0.1891 hectares per person	0.2539 hectares per person	Afghanistan
2000s	0.2947 hectares per person	0.1675 hectares per person	0.1272 hectares per person	Afghanistan
2010s	0.2219 hectares per person	0.1462 hectares per person	0.0757 hectares per person	Afghanistan
2020s	0.1863 hectares per person	0.1799 hectares per person	0.0065 hectares per person	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Afghanistan or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.177 hectares per person against 0.1754 hectares per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Afghanistan and Lesotho?: 0.0016 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Lesotho ranks 90th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.