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 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 73.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 73.11 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 73.1 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 73.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 73.09 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 73.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 73.08 % | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 73.07 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 73.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 73.06 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 73.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 73.05 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 73.04 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 73.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 73.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 73.01 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 73.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 73 % | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 73 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 72.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 72.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 72.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 73.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 73.08 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 72.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.98 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.38 % | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 73.68 % | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 73.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.68 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 73.68 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 73.68 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 South Africa 69.19 % 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 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 237 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.