Lesotho vs South Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.3504 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4435 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
65th
South Africa rank
63rd
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4435 ha per square kilometre against 0.3504 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0931 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | 0.6226 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.9478 ha per square kilometre | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | 0.5973 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.758 ha per square kilometre | 0.9378 ha per square kilometre | 0.1798 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8159 ha per square kilometre | 0.6611 ha per square kilometre | 0.1549 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.341 ha per square kilometre | 0.4271 ha per square kilometre | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.212 ha per square kilometre | 0.4406 ha per square kilometre | 0.2287 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4435 ha per square kilometre against 0.3504 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0931 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.