NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Lesotho (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

445.41

#67

2002

446.33

#65

2001

446.35

#64

2000

445.25

#64

1999

449.16

#66

1998

445.07

#66

1997

440.19

#68

1996

439.13

#67

1995

436.82

#65

1994

425.17

#63

1993

414.02

#65

1992

406.91

#64

1991

418.57

#63

1990

415.98

#61

1989

432.88

#58

1988

379.55

#64

1987

389.29

#60

1986

435.31

#56

1985

403.6

#59

1984

406.89

#60

1983

419.48

#57

1982

404.18

#58

1981

382.81

#59

1980

383.08

#61

1979

359.56

#63

1978

372.38

#63

1977

367.02

#63

1976

292.63

#77

1975

274.56

#82

1974

282.75

#81

1973

278.08

#83

1972

273.64

#83

1971

265.62

#83

1970

255.85

#83

1969

254.08

#83

1968

250.32

#83

1967

250.08

#83

1966

246.46

#84

1965

246.38

#85

1964

243.22

#83

1963

241.49

#83

1962

238.5

#83

1961

232.37

#84

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.