What is total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho?

Total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho was 0.3406 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 0.7762 in 1960.

What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 in 1000.

How does Lesotho rank for total agricultural land use per person?

Lesotho ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho

Name: Total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lesotho: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.3406 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.3406

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

103rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.7762

in 1960

All-time low

0.0272

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 0.3406 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho peaked at 0.7762 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0272, in 1000.

That places Lesotho 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.0272	0.0272	0.0272	1
1100s	0.4613	0.4613	0.4613	1
1200s	0.4651	0.4651	0.4651	1
1300s	0.47	0.47	0.47	1
1400s	0.4764	0.4764	0.4764	1
1500s	0.4849	0.4849	0.4849	1
1600s	0.4962	0.4962	0.4962	1
1700s	0.6151	0.6151	0.6151	1
1710s	0.627	0.627	0.627	1
1720s	0.6389	0.6389	0.6389	1
1730s	0.6508	0.6508	0.6508	1
1740s	0.6627	0.6627	0.6627	1
1750s	0.6745	0.6745	0.6745	1
1760s	0.6864	0.6864	0.6864	1
1770s	0.6983	0.6983	0.6983	1
1780s	0.7102	0.7102	0.7102	1
1790s	0.7221	0.7221	0.7221	1
1800s	0.734	0.734	0.734	1
1810s	0.7459	0.7459	0.7459	1
1820s	0.7578	0.7578	0.7578	1
1830s	0.7696	0.7696	0.7696	1
1840s	0.7697	0.7697	0.7697	1
1850s	0.7697	0.7697	0.7697	1
1860s	0.7698	0.7698	0.7698	1
1870s	0.7698	0.7698	0.7698	1
1880s	0.7698	0.7698	0.7698	1
1890s	0.7699	0.7699	0.7699	1
1900s	0.7699	0.7699	0.7699	1
1910s	0.77	0.77	0.77	1
1920s	0.77	0.77	0.77	1
1930s	0.77	0.77	0.77	1
1940s	0.7701	0.7701	0.7701	1
1950s	0.7701	0.7701	0.7701	10
1960s	0.7148	0.6601	0.7762	10
1970s	0.5667	0.4769	0.6505	10
1980s	0.4184	0.3839	0.4549	10
1990s	0.3631	0.3435	0.3872	10
2000s	0.357	0.341	0.381	10
2010s	0.3233	0.2744	0.3577	10
2020s	0.3461	0.3406	0.3516	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

100 Myanmar 0.364 compare
101 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3612 compare
102 Cameroon 0.354 compare
104 Fiji 0.3403 compare
105 Guinea-Bissau 0.3358 compare
106 Albania 0.334 compare

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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)
Agriculture share gdp 6.49 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.49 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho?: Total agricultural land use per person in Lesotho was 0.3406 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 0.7762 in 1960.
What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 in 1000.
How does Lesotho rank for total agricultural land use per person?: Lesotho ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Total agricultural land use per person
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026