Gambia vs Lesotho: Drivers of deforestation
Gambia
0.33 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho
0.54 hectares
in 2020
Gambia rank
149th
Lesotho rank
146th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.54 hectares against 0.33 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 0.21 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 149th 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 | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.07 hectares | 4.67 hectares | 4.6 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.04 hectares | 2.44 hectares | 0.4013 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.52 hectares | 0.54 hectares | 0.02 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.54 hectares against 0.33 hectares in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 0.21 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Gambia ranks 149th 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.