Lesotho vs South Africa: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
4th
South Africa rank
7th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0676 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0688 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0692 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 7th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.