Lesotho vs Zambia: FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Zambia
0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho rank
26th
Zambia rank
29th

FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
00.0030.0050.0070.01196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0071 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0027 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1970s 0.0029 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0016 hectares per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0009 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Zambia?
Lesotho, at 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per unit of GDP
Unit
hectares per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 10,728 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.