Agricultural land in Lesotho
Agricultural land made up 92.9% of the land area of Lesotho in 2024.
Lesotho, 2024
92.9%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
2nd of 208
Agricultural land in Lesotho over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92.9% | – |
| 2023 | 92.9% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 83.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 82.1%, the figure has changed by +10.8 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Lesotho has the 2nd highest value.
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All statistics for Lesotho
Forest area
1.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
604 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.47e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
77.4%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
3.44e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
3.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT