Egypt vs Lesotho: Drivers of deforestation
Egypt
0.57 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho
0.54 hectares
in 2020
Egypt rank
145th
Lesotho rank
146th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.57 hectares against 0.54 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 0.03 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lesotho ahead.
Egypt ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 166 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2087 hectares | 2.25 hectares | 2.04 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1017 hectares | 3 hectares | 2.9 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.24 hectares | 0.54 hectares | 0.3 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 0.57 hectares against 0.54 hectares in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.03 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Egypt ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.