Breakdown of habitable land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Breakdown of habitable land area was 3,480 hectares in 2019. ▼ Falling
Breakdown of habitable land area in Lesotho, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3,480 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over five years.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,840 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 3,650 hectares | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3,660 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,630 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,480 hectares | -4.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3,480 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3,480 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Lesotho?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Lesotho was 3,480 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,840 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,480 hectares in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.