Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1383 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.1383 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.1482 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0882 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1006 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1018 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0959 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1252 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1321 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1411 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1438 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1413 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1414 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1391 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1383 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0904 ha per square kilometre | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | 0.1005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1172 ha per square kilometre | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1364 ha per square kilometre | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | 0.1383 ha per square kilometre | 0.1414 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 135 Central African Republic 0.1432 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Saudi Arabia 0.1402 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Uruguay 0.1396 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 South Sudan 0.1347 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Latvia 0.1314 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Turkmenistan 0.1288 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 fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.1383 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1482 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0882 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fruit Primary — 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.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fruit Primary — 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
Fruit Primary — 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.