What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Jordan and Lesotho?

130,209 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Lesotho: Cropland extent over the long-term

Jordan

302,551 hectares

in 2025

Lesotho

432,760 hectares

in 2025

Jordan rank

138th

Lesotho rank

136th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Jordan
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 432,760 hectares against 302,551 hectares in Jordan, a difference of 130,209 hectares.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 136th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 15 and Lesotho in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1000s	78,075 hectares	0 hectares	78,075 hectares	Jordan
1100s	77,897 hectares	15,740 hectares	62,157 hectares	Jordan
1200s	77,371 hectares	17,957 hectares	59,413 hectares	Jordan
1300s	76,437 hectares	20,487 hectares	55,950 hectares	Jordan
1400s	52,997 hectares	23,374 hectares	29,623 hectares	Jordan
1500s	63,285 hectares	26,666 hectares	36,619 hectares	Jordan
1600s	59,262 hectares	30,423 hectares	28,839 hectares	Jordan
1700s	43,244 hectares	34,708 hectares	8,536 hectares	Jordan
1710s	44,666 hectares	35,701 hectares	8,965 hectares	Jordan
1720s	44,308 hectares	36,767 hectares	7,541 hectares	Jordan
1730s	43,938 hectares	37,915 hectares	6,023 hectares	Jordan
1740s	43,555 hectares	39,154 hectares	4,401 hectares	Jordan
1750s	43,158 hectares	40,497 hectares	2,661 hectares	Jordan
1760s	42,745 hectares	41,958 hectares	787.3 hectares	Jordan
1770s	42,317 hectares	43,555 hectares	1,238 hectares	Lesotho
1780s	41,872 hectares	45,310 hectares	3,438 hectares	Lesotho
1790s	41,408 hectares	47,247 hectares	5,840 hectares	Lesotho
1800s	40,923 hectares	49,400 hectares	8,477 hectares	Lesotho
1810s	40,416 hectares	51,809 hectares	11,393 hectares	Lesotho
1820s	39,885 hectares	54,526 hectares	14,641 hectares	Lesotho
1830s	41,314 hectares	57,619 hectares	16,305 hectares	Lesotho
1840s	42,752 hectares	63,968 hectares	21,216 hectares	Lesotho
1850s	44,190 hectares	66,052 hectares	21,862 hectares	Lesotho
1860s	45,618 hectares	73,023 hectares	27,405 hectares	Lesotho
1870s	47,020 hectares	80,729 hectares	33,709 hectares	Lesotho
1880s	57,448 hectares	89,248 hectares	31,801 hectares	Lesotho
1890s	70,032 hectares	98,667 hectares	28,634 hectares	Lesotho
1900s	85,139 hectares	109,079 hectares	23,940 hectares	Lesotho
1910s	103,134 hectares	128,383 hectares	25,249 hectares	Lesotho
1920s	119,355 hectares	149,708 hectares	30,353 hectares	Lesotho
1930s	137,162 hectares	184,288 hectares	47,126 hectares	Lesotho
1940s	155,850 hectares	296,472 hectares	140,622 hectares	Lesotho
1950s	227,866 hectares	332,199 hectares	104,333 hectares	Lesotho
1960s	300,166 hectares	361,200 hectares	61,034 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	331,500 hectares	37,704 hectares	Lesotho
2020s	294,633 hectares	432,910 hectares	138,277 hectares	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Jordan or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 432,760 hectares against 302,551 hectares in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Jordan and Lesotho?: 130,209 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Lesotho?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Lesotho rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Jordan ranks 138th and Lesotho ranks 136th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent 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 extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.