Lesotho | Agricultural land (sq. km)

Agricultural land refers to the share of 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Kingdom of Lesotho
Records
53
Source
Lesotho | Agricultural land (sq. km)
1960
1961 25810
1962 25760
1963 25760
1964 25780
1965 25780
1966 25830
1967 25830
1968 25330
1969 24780
1970 24270
1971 23640
1972 23590
1973 23590
1974 23590
1975 23760
1976 23590
1977 22920
1978 22930
1979 23090
1980 22960
1981 23020
1982 22920
1983 22870
1984 23010
1985 23080
1986 22910
1987 23300
1988 23430
1989 23050
1990 23210
1991 23230
1992 23360
1993 23340
1994 23290
1995 23240
1996 23260
1997 23290
1998 23290
1999 23290
2000 23340
2001 23340
2002 23040
2003 23040
2004 23140
2005 23270
2006 23070
2007 23290
2008 23620
2009 23390
2010 23260
2011 23120
2012

Lesotho | Agricultural land (sq. km)

Agricultural land refers to the share of 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Kingdom of Lesotho
Records
53
Source