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 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.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.