What is land area in Lesotho?

Land area in Lesotho was 30,360 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Lesotho?

The highest recorded value was 30,360 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Lesotho?

The lowest recorded value was 30,360 sq. km in 1961.

How does Lesotho rank for land area?

Lesotho ranks 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Lesotho

Name: Land area in Lesotho
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lesotho: Land area was 30,360 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

30,360 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

137th

of 216 countries

All-time high

30,360 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

30,360 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Lesotho, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 30,360 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Lesotho peaked at 30,360 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30,360 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Lesotho 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	9
1970s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	10
1980s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	10
1990s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	10
2000s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	10
2010s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	10
2020s	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	30,360 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

134 Netherlands 33,670 sq. km compare
135 Moldova 32,930 sq. km compare
136 Belgium 30,494 sq. km compare
138 Armenia 28,199 sq. km compare
139 Guinea-Bissau 28,120 sq. km compare
140 Equatorial Guinea 28,050 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho

Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Rural population 55.3% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
Rural population 1.31 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 166.92 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 177,933 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 804.1 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 143,080 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Lesotho?: Land area in Lesotho was 30,360 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 30,360 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 30,360 sq. km in 1961.
How does Lesotho rank for land area?: Lesotho ranks 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.