Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 65.88 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
65.88 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 197 countries
All-time high
73.12 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
65.88 hectares per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 65.88 hectares per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 73.12 hectares per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 65.88 hectares per square kilometre, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 71.31 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 69.5 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 67.69 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 65.88 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 hectares per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 65.88 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 hectares per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.52 hectares per square kilometre | 69.5 hectares per square kilometre | 73.12 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.06 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 67.69 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 65.88 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 7 Somalia 68.54 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 68.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mongolia 68.22 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Madagascar 64.1 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Eswatini 58.14 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 56.94 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 65.88 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 73.12 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.88 hectares per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.