Eswatini vs Lesotho: Breakdown of habitable land area
Eswatini
4,070 hectares
in 2019
Lesotho
3,480 hectares
in 2019
Eswatini rank
159th
Lesotho rank
162nd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4,070 hectares against 3,480 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 590 hectares.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 159th and Lesotho ranks 162nd of 235 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 4,070 hectares against 3,480 hectares in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 590 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Eswatini ranks 159th and Lesotho ranks 162nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.