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Cropland per person over the long term in Lesotho

Lesotho: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.177 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.177
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
90th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.4303
in 1100
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Lesotho, 1000–2025

00.10.20.30.4100015122025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Lesotho is 0.177, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Lesotho peaked at 0.4303 in 1100 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.

Lesotho ranks 90th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0 0 0 1
1100s 0.4303 0.4303 0.4303 1
1200s 0.4296 0.4296 0.4296 1
1300s 0.4289 0.4289 0.4289 1
1400s 0.4281 0.4281 0.4281 1
1500s 0.4274 0.4274 0.4274 1
1600s 0.4266 0.4266 0.4266 1
1700s 0.4259 0.4259 0.4259 1
1710s 0.4258 0.4258 0.4258 1
1720s 0.4257 0.4257 0.4257 1
1730s 0.4256 0.4256 0.4256 1
1740s 0.4256 0.4256 0.4256 1
1750s 0.4255 0.4255 0.4255 1
1760s 0.4254 0.4254 0.4254 1
1770s 0.4253 0.4253 0.4253 1
1780s 0.4253 0.4253 0.4253 1
1790s 0.4252 0.4252 0.4252 1
1800s 0.4251 0.4251 0.4251 1
1810s 0.425 0.425 0.425 1
1820s 0.425 0.425 0.425 1
1830s 0.4249 0.4249 0.4249 1
1840s 0.4248 0.4248 0.4248 1
1850s 0.4247 0.4247 0.4247 1
1860s 0.4247 0.4247 0.4247 1
1870s 0.4246 0.4246 0.4246 1
1880s 0.4245 0.4245 0.4245 1
1890s 0.4244 0.4244 0.4244 1
1900s 0.4244 0.4244 0.4244 1
1910s 0.4243 0.4243 0.4243 1
1920s 0.4242 0.4242 0.4242 1
1930s 0.4241 0.4241 0.4241 1
1940s 0.4241 0.4241 0.4241 1
1950s 0.424 0.4239 0.424 10
1960s 0.3904 0.3636 0.4239 10
1970s 0.3035 0.2357 0.3601 10
1980s 0.2109 0.1935 0.2259 10
1990s 0.1891 0.1778 0.2015 10
2000s 0.1675 0.1562 0.181 10
2010s 0.1462 0.0982 0.186 10
2020s 0.1799 0.177 0.1828 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 87 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1785 compare
  2. 88 Portugal 0.1775 compare
  3. 89 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1771 compare
  4. 91 Eritrea 0.1763 compare
  5. 92 Afghanistan 0.1754 compare
  6. 93 Honduras 0.1735 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Lesotho?
Cropland per person over the long term in Lesotho was 0.177 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.4303 in 1100.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
How does Lesotho rank for cropland per person over the long term?
Lesotho ranks 90th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. 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 Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland per person over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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