Surface area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Surface area was 30,360 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in Lesotho, 1961–2023
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). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area in Lesotho is 30,360 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Lesotho peaked at 30,360 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30,360 sq. km, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 138th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Lesotho?
- Surface area in Lesotho was 30,360 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30,360 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,360 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for surface area?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.