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

145,559 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

Lebanon vs Lesotho: Cropland extent over the long-term

Lebanon

287,201 hectares

in 2025

Lesotho

432,760 hectares

in 2025

Lebanon rank

139th

Lesotho rank

136th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Lebanon
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 432,760 hectares against 287,201 hectares in Lebanon, a difference of 145,559 hectares.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 139th and Lesotho ranks 136th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 31 and Lesotho in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1000s	309,536 hectares	0 hectares	309,536 hectares	Lebanon
1100s	315,446 hectares	15,740 hectares	299,706 hectares	Lebanon
1200s	319,272 hectares	17,957 hectares	301,315 hectares	Lebanon
1300s	320,661 hectares	20,487 hectares	300,174 hectares	Lebanon
1400s	244,748 hectares	23,374 hectares	221,374 hectares	Lebanon
1500s	246,600 hectares	26,666 hectares	219,934 hectares	Lebanon
1600s	266,554 hectares	30,423 hectares	236,131 hectares	Lebanon
1700s	208,129 hectares	34,708 hectares	173,421 hectares	Lebanon
1710s	195,564 hectares	35,701 hectares	159,863 hectares	Lebanon
1720s	189,584 hectares	36,767 hectares	152,817 hectares	Lebanon
1730s	183,705 hectares	37,915 hectares	145,790 hectares	Lebanon
1740s	177,923 hectares	39,154 hectares	138,769 hectares	Lebanon
1750s	172,232 hectares	40,497 hectares	131,735 hectares	Lebanon
1760s	166,629 hectares	41,958 hectares	124,671 hectares	Lebanon
1770s	161,105 hectares	43,555 hectares	117,550 hectares	Lebanon
1780s	155,657 hectares	45,310 hectares	110,347 hectares	Lebanon
1790s	150,276 hectares	47,247 hectares	103,029 hectares	Lebanon
1800s	144,957 hectares	49,400 hectares	95,557 hectares	Lebanon
1810s	139,690 hectares	51,809 hectares	87,881 hectares	Lebanon
1820s	134,468 hectares	54,526 hectares	79,942 hectares	Lebanon
1830s	142,818 hectares	57,619 hectares	85,199 hectares	Lebanon
1840s	149,265 hectares	63,968 hectares	85,297 hectares	Lebanon
1850s	155,739 hectares	66,052 hectares	89,687 hectares	Lebanon
1860s	162,166 hectares	73,023 hectares	89,143 hectares	Lebanon
1870s	168,444 hectares	80,729 hectares	87,715 hectares	Lebanon
1880s	193,695 hectares	89,248 hectares	104,447 hectares	Lebanon
1890s	188,755 hectares	98,667 hectares	90,088 hectares	Lebanon
1900s	201,007 hectares	109,079 hectares	91,928 hectares	Lebanon
1910s	193,689 hectares	128,383 hectares	65,306 hectares	Lebanon
1920s	193,804 hectares	149,708 hectares	44,096 hectares	Lebanon
1930s	224,956 hectares	184,288 hectares	40,668 hectares	Lebanon
1940s	255,901 hectares	296,472 hectares	40,571 hectares	Lesotho
1950s	281,342 hectares	332,199 hectares	50,858 hectares	Lesotho
1960s	286,961 hectares	361,200 hectares	74,239 hectares	Lesotho
1970s	329,394 hectares	344,200 hectares	14,806 hectares	Lesotho
1980s	300,096 hectares	305,500 hectares	5,404 hectares	Lesotho
1990s	306,691 hectares	328,000 hectares	21,309 hectares	Lesotho
2000s	272,157 hectares	325,400 hectares	53,243 hectares	Lesotho
2010s	262,044 hectares	331,500 hectares	69,456 hectares	Lesotho
2020s	281,598 hectares	432,910 hectares	151,312 hectares	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Lebanon or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 432,760 hectares against 287,201 hectares in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Lebanon and Lesotho?: 145,559 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lesotho?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and Lesotho rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Lebanon ranks 139th 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.