Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 79.33 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lesotho is 79.33 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lesotho peaked at 93.49 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.33 %, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 51st of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 86.02 % | — |
| 1962 | 86.19 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 86.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 86.12 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 86.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 85.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 85.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 85.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 85.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85.65 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 85.91 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 86.08 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 86.07 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 86.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 85.51 % | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 86.07 % | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 88.37 % | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 88.33 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 87.77 % | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 88.23 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 88.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 88.36 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 88.54 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 88.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 87.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 88.4 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 87.04 % | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 86.6 % | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 87.9 % | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 87.35 % | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 87.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 86.83 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 86.97 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 87.11 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.26 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.25 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.24 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.23 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 87.19 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.17 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.15 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.83 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.07 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 85.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 86.73 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.17 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.66 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.59 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.78 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 88.91 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.86 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.16 % | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 83.96 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 83.47 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.49 % | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 86.37 % | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 82.18 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 79.35 % | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 79.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.33 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 79.33 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 79.33 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.01 % | 85.79 % | 86.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.58 % | 85.51 % | 88.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.89 % | 86.6 % | 88.54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.17 % | 86.83 % | 87.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.06 % | 85.96 % | 87.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88 % | 83.47 % | 93.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.31 % | 79.33 % | 86.37 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 48 Mozambique 80.37 % compare
- 49 Ethiopia PDR 79.85 % compare
- 50 Algeria 79.4 % compare
- 52 Afghanistan 78.78 % compare
- 53 Northern Mariana Islands 78.49 % compare
- 54 Bhutan 78.37 % compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lesotho?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Lesotho was 79.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 93.49 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.33 % in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Lesotho ranks 51st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.