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Lesotho: Arable land (% of land area)

19.01percent · 2024+111.9% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202419.005
202319.005
202219.005
202116.37
202011.377
20194.954
201814.318
201713.814
201611.594
20157.213
20148.969
20138.172
20129.265
201110.145
201010.606
200911.034
200811.792
200710.705
20069.98
200510.639
200410.629
200310.619
200210.609
200110.599
200010.59
199910.58
199810.57
199710.56
199610.55
199510.54
199410.672
199310.804
199210.935
199110.507
199010.441
19899.914
198811.166
198710.738
19869.453
198510.013
19849.783
19839.321
19829.486
19819.816
19809.618
197910.046
19789.519
19779.486
197611.693
197512.253
197411.693
197311.693
197211.693
197111.858
197012.121
196912.022
196812.022
196711.858
196611.858
196511.693
196411.693
196311.627
196211.627
196111.792

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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