Statizoid

Lesotho vs Switzerland: Arable land

Lesotho
356,748 hectares
in 2023
Switzerland
396,421 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho rank
133rd
Switzerland rank
130th

Arable land over time

  • Lesotho
  • Switzerland
200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 396,421 hectares against 356,748 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 39,673 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 133rd and Switzerland ranks 130th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.