Cropland pasture per person in Lesotho
Lesotho: Cropland pasture per person was 0.1572 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Latest (2010)
0.1572
World rank
84th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.4109
in 1950
All-time low
0.1378
in 1800
Years of data
22
1800–2010
Cropland pasture per person in Lesotho, 1800–2010
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, cropland pasture per person in Lesotho stood at 0.1572.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland pasture per person in Lesotho peaked at 0.4109 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1378, in 1800.
Lesotho ranks 84th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.1378 | 0.1378 | 0.1378 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.1428 | 0.1428 | 0.1428 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.1558 | 0.1558 | 0.1558 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.1638 | 0.1638 | 0.1638 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.1695 | 0.1695 | 0.1695 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.1748 | 0.1748 | 0.1748 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.1814 | 0.1814 | 0.1814 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1903 | 0.1903 | 0.1903 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2009 | 0.2009 | 0.2009 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2106 | 0.2106 | 0.2106 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | 0.2222 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.238 | 0.238 | 0.238 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2817 | 0.2817 | 0.2817 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3336 | 0.3336 | 0.3336 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.391 | 0.391 | 0.391 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4109 | 0.4109 | 0.4109 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.3956 | 0.3956 | 0.3956 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.3297 | 0.3297 | 0.3297 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2003 | 0.2003 | 0.2003 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1705 | 0.1705 | 0.1705 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1485 | 0.1485 | 0.1485 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1572 | 0.1572 | 0.1572 | 1 |
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 cropland pasture per person in Lesotho?
- Cropland pasture per person in Lesotho was 0.1572 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland pasture per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4109 in 1950.
- What is the lowest cropland pasture per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1378 in 1800.
- How does Lesotho rank for cropland pasture per person?
- Lesotho ranks 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2010.
- Is cropland pasture per person rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland pasture per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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