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
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Lesotho, 1961–2023
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 2 China 3.93 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Australia 3.32 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States of America 2.67 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1.84 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 1.73 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 1.70 million Square kilometres compare
- 8 Mongolia 1.06 million Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 7.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.87 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 6,407 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 30,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 3,607 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 30,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 258.5 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Forest 345.2 Square kilometres (2023)
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 5th out of 15 groups 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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About this data
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