Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.013 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho is 0.013 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.04 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.013 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0388 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0377 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0366 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0355 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0259 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0222 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0198 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.013 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.013 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 sq. km per person | 0.0309 sq. km per person | 0.04 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0257 sq. km per person | 0.0222 sq. km per person | 0.0298 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | 0.0216 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 0.0136 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1831 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0072 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3524 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Lesotho was 0.013 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.