Lesotho vs Niger: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Lesotho
1.1%
in 2025
Niger
0.8%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
197th
Niger rank
200th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Lesotho ranks 197th and Niger ranks 200th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Lesotho or Niger?
- Lesotho, at 1.1% against 0.8% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Lesotho and Niger?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Lesotho ranks 197th and Niger ranks 200th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.