Eswatini vs Lesotho: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Eswatini
58.14 percent
in 2023
Lesotho
65.88 percent
in 2023
Eswatini rank
13th
Lesotho rank
11th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 65.88 percent against 58.14 percent in Eswatini, a difference of 7.74 percent.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.02 percent | 72.52 percent | 5.5 percent | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 73.43 percent | 66.06 percent | 7.37 percent | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 65.09 percent | 65.88 percent | 0.786 percent | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 60.08 percent | 65.88 percent | 5.8 percent | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 60 percent | 65.88 percent | 5.88 percent | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 59.19 percent | 65.88 percent | 6.69 percent | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 58.14 percent | 65.88 percent | 7.74 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, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 65.88 percent against 58.14 percent in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 7.74 percent, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Eswatini ranks 13th 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).