Lesotho - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Lesotho was 429,300 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 429,300 in 2018 and a minimum value of 219,000 in 2015.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 358,000 |
| 1962 | 353,000 |
| 1963 | 353,000 |
| 1964 | 355,000 |
| 1965 | 355,000 |
| 1966 | 360,000 |
| 1967 | 360,000 |
| 1968 | 365,000 |
| 1969 | 365,000 |
| 1970 | 368,000 |
| 1971 | 360,000 |
| 1972 | 355,000 |
| 1973 | 355,000 |
| 1974 | 355,000 |
| 1975 | 372,000 |
| 1976 | 355,000 |
| 1977 | 288,000 |
| 1978 | 289,000 |
| 1979 | 305,000 |
| 1980 | 292,000 |
| 1981 | 298,000 |
| 1982 | 288,000 |
| 1983 | 283,000 |
| 1984 | 297,000 |
| 1985 | 304,000 |
| 1986 | 287,000 |
| 1987 | 326,000 |
| 1988 | 339,000 |
| 1989 | 301,000 |
| 1990 | 317,000 |
| 1991 | 319,000 |
| 1992 | 332,000 |
| 1993 | 330,000 |
| 1994 | 325,000 |
| 1995 | 320,000 |
| 1996 | 322,000 |
| 1997 | 325,000 |
| 1998 | 325,000 |
| 1999 | 325,000 |
| 2000 | 330,000 |
| 2001 | 330,000 |
| 2002 | 300,000 |
| 2003 | 300,000 |
| 2004 | 310,000 |
| 2005 | 323,000 |
| 2006 | 303,000 |
| 2007 | 325,000 |
| 2008 | 358,000 |
| 2009 | 335,000 |
| 2010 | 322,000 |
| 2011 | 308,000 |
| 2012 | 281,300 |
| 2013 | 248,100 |
| 2014 | 272,300 |
| 2015 | 219,000 |
| 2016 | 352,000 |
| 2017 | 414,000 |
| 2018 | 429,300 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Lesotho was 0.204 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.420 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.106 in 2015.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.420 |
| 1962 | 0.406 |
| 1963 | 0.398 |
| 1964 | 0.393 |
| 1965 | 0.385 |
| 1966 | 0.382 |
| 1967 | 0.374 |
| 1968 | 0.371 |
| 1969 | 0.363 |
| 1970 | 0.358 |
| 1971 | 0.342 |
| 1972 | 0.330 |
| 1973 | 0.322 |
| 1974 | 0.314 |
| 1975 | 0.320 |
| 1976 | 0.297 |
| 1977 | 0.234 |
| 1978 | 0.228 |
| 1979 | 0.234 |
| 1980 | 0.218 |
| 1981 | 0.216 |
| 1982 | 0.203 |
| 1983 | 0.195 |
| 1984 | 0.199 |
| 1985 | 0.199 |
| 1986 | 0.184 |
| 1987 | 0.204 |
| 1988 | 0.208 |
| 1989 | 0.181 |
| 1990 | 0.186 |
| 1991 | 0.183 |
| 1992 | 0.186 |
| 1993 | 0.181 |
| 1994 | 0.175 |
| 1995 | 0.169 |
| 1996 | 0.166 |
| 1997 | 0.165 |
| 1998 | 0.163 |
| 1999 | 0.161 |
| 2000 | 0.162 |
| 2001 | 0.162 |
| 2002 | 0.148 |
| 2003 | 0.149 |
| 2004 | 0.155 |
| 2005 | 0.162 |
| 2006 | 0.152 |
| 2007 | 0.164 |
| 2008 | 0.180 |
| 2009 | 0.168 |
| 2010 | 0.161 |
| 2011 | 0.154 |
| 2012 | 0.140 |
| 2013 | 0.122 |
| 2014 | 0.133 |
| 2015 | 0.106 |
| 2016 | 0.170 |
| 2017 | 0.198 |
| 2018 | 0.204 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Lesotho was 14.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 14.14 in 2018, while its lowest value was 7.21 in 2015.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.79 |
| 1962 | 11.63 |
| 1963 | 11.63 |
| 1964 | 11.69 |
| 1965 | 11.69 |
| 1966 | 11.86 |
| 1967 | 11.86 |
| 1968 | 12.02 |
| 1969 | 12.02 |
| 1970 | 12.12 |
| 1971 | 11.86 |
| 1972 | 11.69 |
| 1973 | 11.69 |
| 1974 | 11.69 |
| 1975 | 12.25 |
| 1976 | 11.69 |
| 1977 | 9.49 |
| 1978 | 9.52 |
| 1979 | 10.05 |
| 1980 | 9.62 |
| 1981 | 9.82 |
| 1982 | 9.49 |
| 1983 | 9.32 |
| 1984 | 9.78 |
| 1985 | 10.01 |
| 1986 | 9.45 |
| 1987 | 10.74 |
| 1988 | 11.17 |
| 1989 | 9.91 |
| 1990 | 10.44 |
| 1991 | 10.51 |
| 1992 | 10.94 |
| 1993 | 10.87 |
| 1994 | 10.70 |
| 1995 | 10.54 |
| 1996 | 10.61 |
| 1997 | 10.70 |
| 1998 | 10.70 |
| 1999 | 10.70 |
| 2000 | 10.87 |
| 2001 | 10.87 |
| 2002 | 9.88 |
| 2003 | 9.88 |
| 2004 | 10.21 |
| 2005 | 10.64 |
| 2006 | 9.98 |
| 2007 | 10.70 |
| 2008 | 11.79 |
| 2009 | 11.03 |
| 2010 | 10.61 |
| 2011 | 10.14 |
| 2012 | 9.27 |
| 2013 | 8.17 |
| 2014 | 8.97 |
| 2015 | 7.21 |
| 2016 | 11.59 |
| 2017 | 13.64 |
| 2018 | 14.14 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
