Israel vs Lesotho: Agricultural area over the long-term

Israel
640,877 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho
832,760 hectares
in 2025
Israel rank
145th
Lesotho rank
143rd

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

  • Israel
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 832,760 hectares against 640,877 hectares in Israel, a difference of 191,883 hectares.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 30 and Lesotho in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Lesotho Difference Ahead
1000s 255,512 hectares 870.1 hectares 254,642 hectares Israel
1100s 254,930 hectares 16,871 hectares 238,059 hectares Israel
1200s 253,093 hectares 19,442 hectares 233,651 hectares Israel
1300s 249,777 hectares 22,455 hectares 227,322 hectares Israel
1400s 176,608 hectares 26,012 hectares 150,596 hectares Israel
1500s 205,303 hectares 30,255 hectares 175,048 hectares Israel
1600s 191,370 hectares 35,386 hectares 155,984 hectares Israel
1700s 142,513 hectares 50,129 hectares 92,384 hectares Israel
1710s 152,430 hectares 52,570 hectares 99,860 hectares Israel
1720s 162,040 hectares 55,176 hectares 106,864 hectares Israel
1730s 171,327 hectares 57,967 hectares 113,360 hectares Israel
1740s 180,276 hectares 60,966 hectares 119,310 hectares Israel
1750s 188,870 hectares 64,200 hectares 124,670 hectares Israel
1760s 197,091 hectares 67,701 hectares 129,390 hectares Israel
1770s 204,919 hectares 71,508 hectares 133,412 hectares Israel
1780s 212,332 hectares 75,667 hectares 136,665 hectares Israel
1790s 219,303 hectares 80,238 hectares 139,065 hectares Israel
1800s 225,805 hectares 85,290 hectares 140,515 hectares Israel
1810s 230,512 hectares 90,914 hectares 139,598 hectares Israel
1820s 237,261 hectares 97,225 hectares 140,036 hectares Israel
1830s 243,923 hectares 104,370 hectares 139,553 hectares Israel
1840s 250,431 hectares 115,896 hectares 134,535 hectares Israel
1850s 256,703 hectares 119,700 hectares 137,003 hectares Israel
1860s 262,637 hectares 132,362 hectares 130,275 hectares Israel
1870s 260,620 hectares 146,364 hectares 114,256 hectares Israel
1880s 257,911 hectares 161,847 hectares 96,064 hectares Israel
1890s 254,366 hectares 178,967 hectares 75,399 hectares Israel
1900s 249,792 hectares 197,899 hectares 51,893 hectares Israel
1910s 243,911 hectares 232,975 hectares 10,936 hectares Israel
1920s 286,487 hectares 271,736 hectares 14,751 hectares Israel
1930s 328,506 hectares 334,577 hectares 6,071 hectares Lesotho
1940s 379,473 hectares 538,373 hectares 158,900 hectares Lesotho
1950s 484,627 hectares 603,453 hectares 118,826 hectares Lesotho
1960s 516,362 hectares 661,200 hectares 144,838 hectares Lesotho
1970s 532,267 hectares 644,200 hectares 111,933 hectares Lesotho
1980s 560,439 hectares 605,500 hectares 45,061 hectares Lesotho
1990s 570,491 hectares 629,750 hectares 59,259 hectares Lesotho
2000s 532,864 hectares 693,900 hectares 161,036 hectares Lesotho
2010s 560,984 hectares 731,500 hectares 170,516 hectares Lesotho
2020s 641,560 hectares 832,910 hectares 191,350 hectares Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Israel or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 832,760 hectares against 640,877 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Israel and Lesotho?
191,883 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lesotho?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Israel and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Israel ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural area 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

Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.