Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho is 0.0102 sq. km per person, measured 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 land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.034 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 sq. km per person, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 41st out of 210 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.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.034 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0329 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0188 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.012 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 sq. km per person | 0.0252 sq. km per person | 0.034 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 0.0169 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 0.0128 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 0.012 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 sq. km per person | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0105 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.034 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 sq. km per person in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.