Agricultural land use per person in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agricultural land use per person was 0.3406 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3406 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
104th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.7762 hectares per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.0272 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Lesotho, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3406 hectares per person for 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, agricultural land use per person in Lesotho peaked at 0.7762 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0272 hectares per person, in 1000.
That places Lesotho 104th out of 202 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0272 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.4613 hectares per person | +1596.6% |
| 1200 | 0.4651 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1300 | 0.47 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1400 | 0.4764 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1500 | 0.4849 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1600 | 0.4962 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1700 | 0.6151 hectares per person | +24.0% |
| 1710 | 0.627 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1720 | 0.6389 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1730 | 0.6508 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1740 | 0.6627 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1750 | 0.6745 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1760 | 0.6864 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1770 | 0.6983 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1780 | 0.7102 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1790 | 0.7221 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1800 | 0.734 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1810 | 0.7459 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1820 | 0.7578 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 0.7696 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 0.7697 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.7697 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.7698 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.7698 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.7698 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.7699 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.7699 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.77 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.77 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.77 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.7701 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.7762 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.7629 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.7436 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.73 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7185 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7048 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6963 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6824 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6737 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6601 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6505 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6297 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6123 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5995 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5864 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5875 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5586 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4889 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4769 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.477 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4549 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.448 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4298 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4162 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4167 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.413 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.394 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.413 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4148 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3839 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3872 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3812 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3815 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3729 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3631 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3543 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3503 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3474 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3435 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3494 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3527 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3547 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3412 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.341 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3486 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3575 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3597 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3678 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.381 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.366 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3344 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.325 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.31 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2923 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3005 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2744 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3301 hectares per person | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3541 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3577 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3546 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3516 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3494 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3472 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3449 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3428 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3406 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3406 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3406 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +1596.6% | 0.0272 hectares per person | 0.4613 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0272 hectares per person | 0.0272 hectares per person | 0.0272 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4613 hectares per person | 0.4613 hectares per person | 0.4613 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4651 hectares per person | 0.4651 hectares per person | 0.4651 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.47 hectares per person | 0.47 hectares per person | 0.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4764 hectares per person | 0.4764 hectares per person | 0.4764 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4849 hectares per person | 0.4849 hectares per person | 0.4849 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4962 hectares per person | 0.4962 hectares per person | 0.4962 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6151 hectares per person | 0.6151 hectares per person | 0.6151 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.627 hectares per person | 0.627 hectares per person | 0.627 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6389 hectares per person | 0.6389 hectares per person | 0.6389 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6508 hectares per person | 0.6508 hectares per person | 0.6508 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.6627 hectares per person | 0.6627 hectares per person | 0.6627 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.6745 hectares per person | 0.6745 hectares per person | 0.6745 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.6864 hectares per person | 0.6864 hectares per person | 0.6864 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6983 hectares per person | 0.6983 hectares per person | 0.6983 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7102 hectares per person | 0.7102 hectares per person | 0.7102 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7221 hectares per person | 0.7221 hectares per person | 0.7221 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.734 hectares per person | 0.734 hectares per person | 0.734 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7459 hectares per person | 0.7459 hectares per person | 0.7459 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7696 hectares per person | 0.7696 hectares per person | 0.7696 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7697 hectares per person | 0.7697 hectares per person | 0.7697 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7697 hectares per person | 0.7697 hectares per person | 0.7697 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.7698 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.7698 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.7698 hectares per person | 0.7698 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.7699 hectares per person | 0.7699 hectares per person | 0.7699 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7699 hectares per person | 0.7699 hectares per person | 0.7699 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.77 hectares per person | 0.77 hectares per person | 0.77 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.77 hectares per person | 0.77 hectares per person | 0.77 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.77 hectares per person | 0.77 hectares per person | 0.77 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.7701 hectares per person | 0.7701 hectares per person | 0.7701 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.7701 hectares per person | 0.7701 hectares per person | 0.7701 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7148 hectares per person | 0.6601 hectares per person | 0.7762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5667 hectares per person | 0.4769 hectares per person | 0.6505 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4184 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.4549 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3631 hectares per person | 0.3435 hectares per person | 0.3872 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.357 hectares per person | 0.341 hectares per person | 0.381 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3233 hectares per person | 0.2744 hectares per person | 0.3577 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3461 hectares per person | 0.3406 hectares per person | 0.3516 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 101 Myanmar 0.364 hectares per person compare
- 102 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3612 hectares per person compare
- 103 Cameroon 0.354 hectares per person compare
- 105 Fiji 0.3403 hectares per person compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 0.3358 hectares per person compare
- 107 Albania 0.334 hectares per person 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 agricultural land use per person in Lesotho?
- Agricultural land use per person in Lesotho was 0.3406 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7762 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0272 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Lesotho rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.