Laos vs Lesotho: Agricultural land

Laos
22,872 sq. km
in 2023
Lesotho
23,608 sq. km
in 2023
Laos rank
113th
Lesotho rank
112th

Agricultural land over time

  • Laos
  • Lesotho
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 23,608 sq. km against 22,872 sq. km in Laos, a difference of 735.5 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 113th and Lesotho ranks 112th of 210 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
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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.