Lesotho vs Tanzania: Land area in hectares, per capita

Lesotho
1.31 hectares per person
in 2023
Tanzania
1.33 hectares per person
in 2023
Lesotho rank
89th
Tanzania rank
88th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Tanzania
2468196119922023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.33 hectares per person against 1.31 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 89th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 215 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 3.55 hectares per person 7.73 hectares per person 4.19 hectares per person Tanzania
1970s 2.57 hectares per person 5.62 hectares per person 3.05 hectares per person Tanzania
1980s 1.91 hectares per person 4.02 hectares per person 2.11 hectares per person Tanzania
1990s 1.58 hectares per person 3 hectares per person 1.43 hectares per person Tanzania
2000s 1.54 hectares per person 2.3 hectares per person 0.7604 hectares per person Tanzania
2010s 1.45 hectares per person 1.73 hectares per person 0.283 hectares per person Tanzania
2020s 1.34 hectares per person 1.39 hectares per person 0.0548 hectares per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Lesotho or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.33 hectares per person against 1.31 hectares per person in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Lesotho and Tanzania?
0.02 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Tanzania rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 89th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.