Kyrgyzstan vs Lesotho: Drivers of deforestation
Kyrgyzstan
0.74 hectares
in 2022
Lesotho
0.54 hectares
in 2020
Kyrgyzstan rank
144th
Lesotho rank
146th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.74 hectares against 0.54 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2 hectares.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 166 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.58 hectares | 2.15 hectares | 57.42 hectares | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 2.21 hectares | 0.965 hectares | 1.25 hectares | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Kyrgyzstan or Lesotho?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 0.74 hectares against 0.54 hectares in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 0.2 hectares, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Lesotho rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 144th 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.