Lesotho vs Zambia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita

Lesotho
0.077 hectares per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.0753 hectares per person
in 2023
Lesotho rank
69th
Zambia rank
70th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.077 hectares per person against 0.0753 hectares per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.333 hectares per person 0.2694 hectares per person 0.0636 hectares per person Lesotho
1970s 0.2085 hectares per person 0.235 hectares per person 0.0265 hectares per person Zambia
1980s 0.1346 hectares per person 0.1017 hectares per person 0.0329 hectares per person Lesotho
1990s 0.0936 hectares per person 0.0895 hectares per person 0.0041 hectares per person Lesotho
2000s 0.0979 hectares per person 0.061 hectares per person 0.0369 hectares per person Lesotho
2010s 0.0708 hectares per person 0.0748 hectares per person 0.004 hectares per person Zambia
2020s 0.0501 hectares per person 0.0737 hectares per person 0.0236 hectares per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?
Lesotho, at 0.077 hectares per person against 0.0753 hectares per person in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.0017 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
Lesotho ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
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Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.