Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 73.68 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Lesotho, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 73.68 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lesotho peaked at 76.38 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.98 %, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 5th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.12 % | 73.11 % | 73.12 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.09 % | 73.06 % | 73.11 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.03 % | 73.01 % | 73.06 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.03 % | 72.98 % | 73.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.98 % | 72.98 % | 72.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.98 % | 72.98 % | 72.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.08 % | 72.98 % | 76.38 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 2 Turkmenistan 80.75 % compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 79.55 % compare
- 4 Uruguay 74.74 % compare
- 6 Djibouti 73.34 % compare
- 7 Faroe Islands 70.07 % compare
- 8 Somalia 68.54 % compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 19.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lesotho?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Lesotho was 73.68 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 76.38 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.98 % in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Land area. 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.