Lesotho vs Maldives: Drivers of deforestation
Lesotho
0.54 hectares
in 2020
Maldives
0.8 hectares
in 2023
Lesotho rank
146th
Maldives rank
143rd
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Lesotho
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.8 hectares against 0.54 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 0.26 hectares.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 146th and Maldives ranks 143rd of 166 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.72 hectares | 1.89 hectares | 0.8317 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.69 hectares | 1.99 hectares | 0.7 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Lesotho or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.8 hectares against 0.54 hectares in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Lesotho and Maldives?
- 0.26 hectares, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Lesotho ranks 146th and Maldives ranks 143rd 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.