Lesotho vs Netherlands: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Lesotho
5.86 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
5.53 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
68th
Netherlands rank
69th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.86 hectares per square kilometre against 5.53 hectares per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.33 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Lesotho ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 69th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.43 hectares per square kilometre | 13.86 hectares per square kilometre | 4.43 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 7.98 hectares per square kilometre | 8.26 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2787 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 7.08 hectares per square kilometre | 5.85 hectares per square kilometre | 1.23 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5.93 hectares per square kilometre | 5.7 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2225 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.38 hectares per square kilometre | 6.54 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1668 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.87 hectares per square kilometre | 5.58 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7041 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.77 hectares per square kilometre | 5.31 hectares per square kilometre | 1.55 hectares per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Netherlands?
- Lesotho, at 5.86 hectares per square kilometre against 5.53 hectares per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Netherlands?
- 0.33 hectares per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Netherlands rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 68th and Netherlands ranks 69th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.