Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Lesotho
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 12.5% against 11.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 8.6% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 10.0% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 12.7% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 15.4% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 12.5% | 2.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 12.5% | 2.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 12.5% against 11.8% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 0.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Lesotho ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 84th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.