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Lesotho vs Namibia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Lesotho
0.8752 hectares
in 2024
Namibia
0.7338 hectares
in 2024
Lesotho rank
169th
Namibia rank
171st

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.8752 hectares against 0.7338 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 0.1413 hectares.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 169th and Namibia ranks 171st of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.