Lebanon vs Lesotho: Agricultural area over the long-term
Lebanon
686,961 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho
832,760 hectares
in 2025
Lebanon rank
144th
Lesotho rank
143rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 832,760 hectares against 686,961 hectares in Lebanon, a difference of 145,799 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 31 and Lesotho in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 552,264 hectares | 870.1 hectares | 551,394 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1100s | 559,582 hectares | 16,871 hectares | 542,711 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1200s | 564,646 hectares | 19,442 hectares | 545,204 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1300s | 567,150 hectares | 22,455 hectares | 544,695 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1400s | 481,556 hectares | 26,012 hectares | 455,544 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1500s | 484,882 hectares | 30,255 hectares | 454,627 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1600s | 509,652 hectares | 35,386 hectares | 474,266 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1700s | 413,937 hectares | 50,129 hectares | 363,808 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1710s | 388,664 hectares | 52,570 hectares | 336,094 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1720s | 376,677 hectares | 55,176 hectares | 321,501 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1730s | 364,895 hectares | 57,967 hectares | 306,928 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1740s | 353,308 hectares | 60,966 hectares | 292,342 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1750s | 341,906 hectares | 64,200 hectares | 277,706 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1760s | 330,680 hectares | 67,701 hectares | 262,979 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1770s | 319,617 hectares | 71,508 hectares | 248,110 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1780s | 308,706 hectares | 75,667 hectares | 233,039 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1790s | 297,934 hectares | 80,238 hectares | 217,696 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1800s | 287,287 hectares | 85,290 hectares | 201,997 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1810s | 276,750 hectares | 90,914 hectares | 185,836 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1820s | 266,304 hectares | 97,225 hectares | 169,079 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1830s | 283,352 hectares | 104,370 hectares | 178,982 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1840s | 296,581 hectares | 115,896 hectares | 180,685 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1850s | 309,903 hectares | 119,700 hectares | 190,203 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1860s | 323,175 hectares | 132,362 hectares | 190,813 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1870s | 336,205 hectares | 146,364 hectares | 189,841 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1880s | 387,882 hectares | 161,847 hectares | 226,035 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1890s | 378,284 hectares | 178,967 hectares | 199,317 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1900s | 403,794 hectares | 197,899 hectares | 205,895 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1910s | 389,524 hectares | 232,975 hectares | 156,549 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 390,500 hectares | 271,736 hectares | 118,764 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 455,143 hectares | 334,577 hectares | 120,566 hectares | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 519,750 hectares | 538,373 hectares | 18,623 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 578,068 hectares | 603,453 hectares | 25,385 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 585,999 hectares | 661,200 hectares | 75,201 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 629,050 hectares | 644,200 hectares | 15,150 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 599,741 hectares | 605,500 hectares | 5,759 hectares | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 608,099 hectares | 629,750 hectares | 21,651 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 640,198 hectares | 693,900 hectares | 53,702 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 661,690 hectares | 731,500 hectares | 69,810 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 681,359 hectares | 832,910 hectares | 151,551 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Lebanon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 832,760 hectares against 686,961 hectares in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Lebanon and Lesotho?
- 145,799 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lesotho?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Lebanon ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.