Lesotho vs Madagascar: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Lesotho
65.88 percent
in 2023
Madagascar
64.1 percent
in 2023
Lesotho rank
11th
Madagascar rank
12th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 65.88 percent against 64.1 percent in Madagascar, a difference of 1.78 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.52 percent | 56.75 percent | 15.77 percent | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 66.06 percent | 56.75 percent | 9.31 percent | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 65.88 percent | 56.75 percent | 9.13 percent | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 65.88 percent | 57.8 percent | 8.08 percent | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 65.88 percent | 64.08 percent | 1.8 percent | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 65.88 percent | 64.1 percent | 1.78 percent | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 65.88 percent | 64.1 percent | 1.78 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, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 65.88 percent against 64.1 percent in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 1.78 percent, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 12th 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).