Lesotho vs Switzerland: FAO projections of arable land
Lesotho
360,748 hectares
in 2023
Switzerland
421,731 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho rank
140th
Switzerland rank
138th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 421,731 hectares against 360,748 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 60,983 hectares.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Lesotho ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 138th of 224 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 361,222 hectares | 391,978 hectares | 30,756 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 344,200 hectares | 384,794 hectares | 40,594 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 305,500 hectares | 419,409 hectares | 113,909 hectares | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 328,000 hectares | 435,830 hectares | 107,830 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 325,400 hectares | 430,055 hectares | 104,655 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 303,640 hectares | 425,198 hectares | 121,558 hectares | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 303,737 hectares | 422,278 hectares | 118,540 hectares | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Lesotho or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 421,731 hectares against 360,748 hectares in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 60,983 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Lesotho ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 138th of 224 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.