World Bank · Agriculture

Lesotho: Agricultural land (sq. km)

28,200sq km · 2024+13.2% since 2014

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (sq km)	Note
2024	28,200
2023	28,200
2022	28,190
2021	28,220
2020	25,653.4
2019	23,700.5
2018	26,543.5
2017	26,390.5
2016	25,716.5
2015	24,386.5
2014	24,919.5
2013	24,677.5
2012	25,009.5
2011	25,276.5
2010	25,416.5
2009	25,546.5
2008	25,776.5
2007	25,446.5
2006	25,226.5
2005	25,426.5
2004	25,423.5
2003	25,420.5
2002	25,417.5
2001	25,414.5
2000	25,411.5
1999	25,408.5
1998	25,435.8
1997	25,438.9
1996	25,434.5
1995	25,429.2
1994	25,440
1993	25,480.3
1992	25,520.7
1991	25,392.3
1990	25,373.8
1989	25,215.4
1988	25,597
1987	25,468.6
1986	25,080.1
1985	25,251.7
1984	25,183.3
1983	25,044.8
1982	25,096.4
1981	25,198
1980	25,139.6
1979	25,271.1
1978	25,112.7
1977	25,104.3
1976	25,775.9
1975	25,947.4
1974	25,779
1973	25,780.6
1972	25,782.1
1971	25,833.7
1970	25,915.3
1969	25,874.9
1968	25,876.4
1967	25,828
1966	25,828
1965	25,777
1964	25,777
1963	25,757
1962	25,757
1961	25,807

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Agricultural land (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-agricultural-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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