Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6531 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.6531 ha per square kilometre for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 1.32 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0751 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 20th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1647 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2635 ha per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2075 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2602 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3071 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4013 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5384 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5599 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4611 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6489 ha per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9243 ha per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9768 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4823 ha per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3645 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3344 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2279 ha per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2429 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4464 ha per square kilometre | +83.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2702 ha per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2398 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5581 ha per square kilometre | +132.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4242 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7682 ha per square kilometre | +81.1% |
| 1989 | 0.59 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2419 ha per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1515 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | +81.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1197 ha per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3298 ha per square kilometre | +175.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4511 ha per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 0.247 ha per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3834 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4422 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4074 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2385 ha per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3679 ha per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2823 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2894 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9138 ha per square kilometre | +215.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7588 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4033 ha per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2626 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8856 ha per square kilometre | +237.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5813 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4967 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.621 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.595 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5696 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1098 ha per square kilometre | -80.7% |
| 2017 | 0.702 ha per square kilometre | +539.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7523 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0751 ha per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2819 ha per square kilometre | +275.5% |
| 2021 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +368.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6511 ha per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6531 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.6531 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3191 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.6531 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1773 ha per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +539.1% | 0.1098 ha per square kilometre | 0.702 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +368.1% | 0.2819 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2357 ha per square kilometre | 0.1647 ha per square kilometre | 0.4013 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.562 ha per square kilometre | 0.3294 ha per square kilometre | 0.9768 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3922 ha per square kilometre | 0.1545 ha per square kilometre | 0.7682 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2495 ha per square kilometre | 0.1197 ha per square kilometre | 0.4511 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4366 ha per square kilometre | 0.2385 ha per square kilometre | 0.9138 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5389 ha per square kilometre | 0.0751 ha per square kilometre | 0.8856 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7264 ha per square kilometre | 0.2819 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.8434 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Benin 0.8082 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Bangladesh 0.6634 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cameroon 0.634 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Estonia 0.6259 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Latvia 0.6139 ha per square kilometre compare
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.6531 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0751 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Beans, dry — 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.