Land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Land area was 3,036 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3,036 ha th
World rank
139th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3,036 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
3,036 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Lesotho, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Lesotho is 3,036 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Lesotho peaked at 3,036 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,036 ha th, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 139th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 3,036 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 136 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,367 ha th compare
- 137 Republic of Moldova 3,293 ha th compare
- 138 Belgium 3,049 ha th compare
- 140 Armenia 2,820 ha th compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 2,812 ha th compare
- 142 Equatorial Guinea 2,805 ha th compare
More development goals data for Lesotho
- Red List Index 0.9471 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7193 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 145.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Lesotho?
- Land area in Lesotho was 3,036 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,036 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,036 ha th in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for land area?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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