Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
4.46 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
4.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Lesotho rank
20th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.92 ha per square kilometre against 4.46 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.46 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6044 ha per square kilometre | 4.69 ha per square kilometre | 4.09 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.3675 ha per square kilometre | 3.64 ha per square kilometre | 3.28 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.5928 ha per square kilometre | 4.14 ha per square kilometre | 3.55 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7969 ha per square kilometre | 4.03 ha per square kilometre | 3.23 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | 0.3914 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.92 ha per square kilometre against 4.46 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0.46 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.