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

0.0007 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea 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.

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

Eritrea

0.1763 hectares per person

in 2025

Lesotho

0.177 hectares per person

in 2025

Eritrea rank

91st

Lesotho rank

90th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Eritrea
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.177 hectares per person against 0.1763 hectares per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 91st and Lesotho ranks 90th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.3736 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	0.3736 hectares per person	Eritrea
1100s	0.372 hectares per person	0.4303 hectares per person	0.0583 hectares per person	Lesotho
1200s	0.3704 hectares per person	0.4296 hectares per person	0.0592 hectares per person	Lesotho
1300s	0.3688 hectares per person	0.4289 hectares per person	0.06 hectares per person	Lesotho
1400s	0.3672 hectares per person	0.4281 hectares per person	0.0609 hectares per person	Lesotho
1500s	0.3655 hectares per person	0.4274 hectares per person	0.0618 hectares per person	Lesotho
1600s	0.3639 hectares per person	0.4266 hectares per person	0.0627 hectares per person	Lesotho
1700s	0.3622 hectares per person	0.4259 hectares per person	0.0637 hectares per person	Lesotho
1710s	0.362 hectares per person	0.4258 hectares per person	0.0638 hectares per person	Lesotho
1720s	0.3619 hectares per person	0.4257 hectares per person	0.0638 hectares per person	Lesotho
1730s	0.3617 hectares per person	0.4256 hectares per person	0.0639 hectares per person	Lesotho
1740s	0.3615 hectares per person	0.4256 hectares per person	0.064 hectares per person	Lesotho
1750s	0.3614 hectares per person	0.4255 hectares per person	0.0641 hectares per person	Lesotho
1760s	0.3612 hectares per person	0.4254 hectares per person	0.0642 hectares per person	Lesotho
1770s	0.361 hectares per person	0.4253 hectares per person	0.0643 hectares per person	Lesotho
1780s	0.3609 hectares per person	0.4253 hectares per person	0.0644 hectares per person	Lesotho
1790s	0.3607 hectares per person	0.4252 hectares per person	0.0645 hectares per person	Lesotho
1800s	0.3605 hectares per person	0.4251 hectares per person	0.0646 hectares per person	Lesotho
1810s	0.3604 hectares per person	0.425 hectares per person	0.0647 hectares per person	Lesotho
1820s	0.3602 hectares per person	0.425 hectares per person	0.0648 hectares per person	Lesotho
1830s	0.36 hectares per person	0.4249 hectares per person	0.0649 hectares per person	Lesotho
1840s	0.3598 hectares per person	0.4248 hectares per person	0.065 hectares per person	Lesotho
1850s	0.3597 hectares per person	0.4247 hectares per person	0.0651 hectares per person	Lesotho
1860s	0.3595 hectares per person	0.4247 hectares per person	0.0652 hectares per person	Lesotho
1870s	0.3593 hectares per person	0.4246 hectares per person	0.0653 hectares per person	Lesotho
1880s	0.3592 hectares per person	0.4245 hectares per person	0.0654 hectares per person	Lesotho
1890s	0.359 hectares per person	0.4244 hectares per person	0.0655 hectares per person	Lesotho
1900s	0.3588 hectares per person	0.4244 hectares per person	0.0655 hectares per person	Lesotho
1910s	0.3586 hectares per person	0.4243 hectares per person	0.0656 hectares per person	Lesotho
1920s	0.3585 hectares per person	0.4242 hectares per person	0.0657 hectares per person	Lesotho
1930s	0.3583 hectares per person	0.4241 hectares per person	0.0658 hectares per person	Lesotho
1940s	0.3581 hectares per person	0.4241 hectares per person	0.0659 hectares per person	Lesotho
1950s	0.3579 hectares per person	0.424 hectares per person	0.0661 hectares per person	Lesotho
1960s	0.3037 hectares per person	0.3904 hectares per person	0.0867 hectares per person	Lesotho
1970s	0.3157 hectares per person	0.3035 hectares per person	0.0122 hectares per person	Eritrea
1980s	0.2558 hectares per person	0.2109 hectares per person	0.0449 hectares per person	Eritrea
1990s	0.201 hectares per person	0.1891 hectares per person	0.0119 hectares per person	Eritrea
2000s	0.1903 hectares per person	0.1675 hectares per person	0.0227 hectares per person	Eritrea
2010s	0.2018 hectares per person	0.1462 hectares per person	0.0555 hectares per person	Eritrea
2020s	0.1847 hectares per person	0.1799 hectares per person	0.0049 hectares per person	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Eritrea or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.177 hectares per person against 0.1763 hectares per person in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Eritrea and Lesotho?: 0.0007 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Eritrea ranks 91st 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: 18 September 2026

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