Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Forest area
Cape Verde
51,060 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho
34,520 hectares
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
172nd
Lesotho rank
175th
Forest area over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 51,060 hectares against 34,520 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 16,540 hectares.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Lesotho ranks 175th of 235 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,480 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 960 hectares | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 39,880 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 5,360 hectares | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 44,712 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 10,192 hectares | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 49,510 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 14,990 hectares | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 51,060 hectares against 34,520 hectares in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 16,540 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Lesotho ranks 175th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.