Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area

Lesotho
73.68 %
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
79.55 %
in 2024
Lesotho rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
3rd

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time

  • Lesotho
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 79.55 % against 73.68 % in Lesotho, a difference of 5.87 %.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 73.12 % 39.54 % 33.58 % Lesotho
1970s 73.09 % 39.54 % 33.55 % Lesotho
1980s 73.03 % 44.42 % 28.61 % Lesotho
1990s 73.03 % 65.03 % 8 % Lesotho
2000s 72.98 % 79.08 % 6.1 % Saudi Arabia
2010s 72.98 % 79.08 % 6.1 % Saudi Arabia
2020s 74.08 % 79.17 % 5.09 % Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 79.55 % against 73.68 % in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
5.87 %, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Lesotho ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.