Ireland vs Lesotho: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Ireland
0.8275
in 2017
Lesotho
0.7618
in 2023
Ireland rank
29th
Lesotho rank
32nd

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Ireland
  • Lesotho
0.50.7511.21.51.8196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.8275 against 0.7618 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0657.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ireland ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 1 1.03 0.0322 Lesotho
1970s 0.9298 1.03 0.0993 Lesotho
1980s 0.8841 0.9065 0.0224 Lesotho
1990s 0.7683 0.8711 0.1027 Lesotho
2000s 0.9291 0.8494 0.0797 Ireland
2010s 0.8621 0.7323 0.1298 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Ireland or Lesotho?
Ireland, at 0.8275 against 0.7618 in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Ireland and Lesotho?
0.0657, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lesotho?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Lesotho rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Ireland ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).