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

13,118 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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.

Lesotho vs Switzerland: Cropland extent over the long-term

Lesotho

432,760 hectares

in 2025

Switzerland

419,642 hectares

in 2025

Lesotho rank

136th

Switzerland rank

137th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Lesotho
Switzerland

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 432,760 hectares against 419,642 hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 13,118 hectares.

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

Lesotho ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	44,471 hectares	44,471 hectares	Switzerland
1100s	15,740 hectares	58,072 hectares	42,332 hectares	Switzerland
1200s	17,957 hectares	70,920 hectares	52,963 hectares	Switzerland
1300s	20,487 hectares	110,522 hectares	90,035 hectares	Switzerland
1400s	23,374 hectares	80,414 hectares	57,041 hectares	Switzerland
1500s	26,666 hectares	103,451 hectares	76,785 hectares	Switzerland
1600s	30,423 hectares	123,795 hectares	93,372 hectares	Switzerland
1700s	34,708 hectares	146,368 hectares	111,660 hectares	Switzerland
1710s	35,701 hectares	149,555 hectares	113,854 hectares	Switzerland
1720s	36,767 hectares	152,778 hectares	116,011 hectares	Switzerland
1730s	37,915 hectares	156,034 hectares	118,119 hectares	Switzerland
1740s	39,154 hectares	159,318 hectares	120,164 hectares	Switzerland
1750s	40,497 hectares	162,627 hectares	122,130 hectares	Switzerland
1760s	41,958 hectares	165,955 hectares	123,997 hectares	Switzerland
1770s	43,555 hectares	169,298 hectares	125,743 hectares	Switzerland
1780s	45,310 hectares	172,648 hectares	127,338 hectares	Switzerland
1790s	47,247 hectares	175,998 hectares	128,751 hectares	Switzerland
1800s	49,400 hectares	179,339 hectares	129,939 hectares	Switzerland
1810s	51,809 hectares	182,661 hectares	130,852 hectares	Switzerland
1820s	54,526 hectares	201,583 hectares	147,057 hectares	Switzerland
1830s	57,619 hectares	217,543 hectares	159,924 hectares	Switzerland
1840s	63,968 hectares	232,963 hectares	168,995 hectares	Switzerland
1850s	66,052 hectares	247,717 hectares	181,665 hectares	Switzerland
1860s	73,023 hectares	255,664 hectares	182,641 hectares	Switzerland
1870s	80,729 hectares	267,959 hectares	187,230 hectares	Switzerland
1880s	89,248 hectares	276,896 hectares	187,648 hectares	Switzerland
1890s	98,667 hectares	281,681 hectares	183,014 hectares	Switzerland
1900s	109,079 hectares	307,949 hectares	198,870 hectares	Switzerland
1910s	128,383 hectares	339,292 hectares	210,909 hectares	Switzerland
1920s	149,708 hectares	340,633 hectares	190,925 hectares	Switzerland
1930s	184,288 hectares	344,351 hectares	160,063 hectares	Switzerland
1940s	296,472 hectares	348,689 hectares	52,217 hectares	Switzerland
1950s	332,199 hectares	378,767 hectares	46,568 hectares	Switzerland
1960s	361,200 hectares	392,166 hectares	30,966 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	331,500 hectares	425,198 hectares	93,698 hectares	Switzerland
2020s	432,910 hectares	421,378 hectares	11,532 hectares	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Lesotho or Switzerland?: Lesotho, at 432,760 hectares against 419,642 hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Lesotho and Switzerland?: 13,118 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Lesotho ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 137th 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.