Lesotho vs Mongolia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Lesotho
65.88 percent
in 2023
Mongolia
68.22 percent
in 2023
Lesotho rank
11th
Mongolia rank
10th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Lesotho
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 68.22 percent against 65.88 percent in Lesotho, a difference of 2.34 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Mongolia ranks 10th of 209 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.52 percent | 90.41 percent | 17.89 percent | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 66.06 percent | 86.41 percent | 20.35 percent | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 65.88 percent | 79.8 percent | 13.92 percent | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 65.88 percent | 79.16 percent | 13.28 percent | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 65.88 percent | 75.93 percent | 10.05 percent | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 65.88 percent | 72.22 percent | 6.34 percent | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 65.88 percent | 70.59 percent | 4.71 percent | Mongolia |
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 Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 68.22 percent against 65.88 percent in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 2.34 percent, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mongolia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Mongolia rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Mongolia ranks 10th 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).