Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6845 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 0.6845 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 1.35 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0831 ha per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 44th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7204 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5599 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 0.527 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6258 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6225 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6291 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6588 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6736 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7466 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9401 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9552 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6588 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7905 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9848 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1976 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7161 ha per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5077 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5222 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4216 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3971 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7487 ha per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4408 ha per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5304 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4788 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6734 ha per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5494 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9437 ha per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6395 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1990 | 0.538 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5986 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2627 ha per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4207 ha per square kilometre | +102.4% |
| 1995 | 0.243 ha per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 0.475 ha per square kilometre | +95.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5998 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4934 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6316 ha per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6537 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6648 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6109 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6668 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3961 ha per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4358 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +143.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8198 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4573 ha per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3295 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 0.955 ha per square kilometre | +189.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6255 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6682 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6224 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6049 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1437 ha per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7501 ha per square kilometre | +421.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7926 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | -89.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3402 ha per square kilometre | +309.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +296.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6962 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6845 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6404 ha per square kilometre | 0.527 ha per square kilometre | 0.7466 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8639 ha per square kilometre | 0.5077 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5824 ha per square kilometre | 0.3971 ha per square kilometre | 0.9437 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4471 ha per square kilometre | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | 0.6316 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6095 ha per square kilometre | 0.3295 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5784 ha per square kilometre | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | 0.955 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7677 ha per square kilometre | 0.3402 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8077 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Albania 0.7312 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Zimbabwe 0.6895 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Czechia 0.6728 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Belarus 0.6714 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Germany 0.6628 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.6845 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.