Agricultural area per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural area per capita was 1.02 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.02
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
45th
of 225 countries
All-time high
3.4
in 1961
All-time low
0.9751
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.02 for agricultural area per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Lesotho peaked at 3.4 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9751, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 45th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 2.52 | 3.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.99 | 1.69 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.3 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.9751 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 0.9858 | 1.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
- Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Lesotho?
- Agricultural area per capita in Lesotho was 1.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9751 in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 45th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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