Eritrea vs Lesotho: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Eritrea
56.94 percent
in 2023
Lesotho
65.88 percent
in 2023
Eritrea rank
14th
Lesotho rank
11th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 65.88 percent against 56.94 percent in Eritrea, a difference of 8.94 percent.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.89 percent | 65.88 percent | 3.01 percent | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 61.8 percent | 65.88 percent | 4.08 percent | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 56.99 percent | 65.88 percent | 8.89 percent | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 56.96 percent | 65.88 percent | 8.92 percent | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 65.88 percent against 56.94 percent in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 8.94 percent, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Eritrea ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).