Comoros vs Lesotho: Forest area
Comoros
33,370 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho
34,520 hectares
in 2025
Comoros rank
176th
Lesotho rank
175th
Forest area over time
- Comoros
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 34,520 hectares against 33,370 hectares in Comoros, a difference of 1,150 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 175th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,189 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 10,669 hectares | Comoros |
| 2000s | 40,314 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 5,794 hectares | Comoros |
| 2010s | 35,044 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 524 hectares | Comoros |
| 2020s | 33,120 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 1,400 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Comoros or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 34,520 hectares against 33,370 hectares in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Comoros and Lesotho?
- 1,150 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for forest area?
- Comoros ranks 176th 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.