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Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho

Lesotho: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 20,000 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20,000 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 12 countries
All-time high
22,200 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
20,000 Square kilometres
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho, 1961–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 20,000 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho peaked at 22,200 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20,000 Square kilometres, in 1971.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho, year by year

Year Square kilometres Change
1961 22,200 Square kilometres —
1962 22,200 Square kilometres +0.0%
1963 22,200 Square kilometres +0.0%
1964 22,200 Square kilometres +0.0%
1965 22,200 Square kilometres +0.0%
1966 22,200 Square kilometres +0.0%
1967 22,200 Square kilometres +0.0%
1968 21,650 Square kilometres -2.5%
1969 21,100 Square kilometres -2.5%
1970 20,550 Square kilometres -2.6%
1971 20,000 Square kilometres -2.7%
1972 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1973 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1974 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1975 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1976 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1977 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1978 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1979 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1980 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1981 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1982 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1983 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1984 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1985 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1986 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1987 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1988 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1989 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1990 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1991 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1992 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1993 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1994 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1995 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1996 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1997 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1998 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
1999 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2000 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2001 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2002 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2003 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2004 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2005 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2006 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2007 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2008 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2009 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2010 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2011 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2012 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2013 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2014 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2015 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2016 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2017 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2018 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2019 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2020 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2021 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2022 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%
2023 20,000 Square kilometres +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 22,017 Square kilometres 21,100 Square kilometres 22,200 Square kilometres 9
1970s 20,055 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 20,550 Square kilometres 10
1980s 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 10
1990s 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 10
2000s 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 10
2010s 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 10
2020s 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 20,000 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 1 OECD 8.22 million Square kilometres compare
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  3. 2 China 3.93 million Square kilometres compare
  4. 2 Madagascar 372,950 Square kilometres compare
  5. 3 Ethiopia 200,000 Square kilometres compare
  6. 3 Australia 3.32 million Square kilometres compare
  7. 4 United States 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
  8. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 182,000 Square kilometres compare
  9. 5 Eswatini 10,000 Square kilometres compare
  10. 5 Türkiye 146,170 Square kilometres compare
  11. 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres compare
  12. 6 Croatia 5,390 Square kilometres compare
  13. 6 Brazil 1.73 million Square kilometres compare
  14. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 81,640 Square kilometres compare
  15. 7 Poland 30,140 Square kilometres compare
  16. 7 Saudi Arabia 1.70 million Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho?
Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho was 20,000 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 22,200 Square kilometres in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 20,000 Square kilometres in 1971.
How does Lesotho rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
Lesotho ranks 4th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
207 places, 11,927 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata