Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1175 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.1175 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.1318 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0581 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 122nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0725 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1021 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1031 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1069 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1285 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1135 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 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 | 0.1283 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1252 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1208 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1174 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1195 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1148 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.113 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1135 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1171 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1171 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1175 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.105 ha per square kilometre | 0.0889 ha per square kilometre | 0.1285 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1165 ha per square kilometre | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | 0.1318 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1161 ha per square kilometre | 0.1087 ha per square kilometre | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | 0.1135 ha per square kilometre | 0.1175 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 119 South Africa 0.1225 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 New Zealand 0.1193 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Czechia 0.1181 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Honduras 0.1172 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Eritrea 0.1154 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Chile 0.1128 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.1175 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1318 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 122nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables 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
Vegetables 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.