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.
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More reference data data for Lesotho
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 221.03 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.