Lesotho vs Mauritius: Forest area
Lesotho
34,520 hectares
in 2025
Mauritius
38,290 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho rank
175th
Mauritius rank
174th
Forest area over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 38,290 hectares against 34,520 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 3,770 hectares.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 175th and Mauritius ranks 174th of 235 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,520 hectares | 41,457 hectares | 6,937 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 34,520 hectares | 40,324 hectares | 5,804 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 34,520 hectares | 38,316 hectares | 3,796 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 34,520 hectares | 38,290 hectares | 3,770 hectares | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Lesotho or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 38,290 hectares against 34,520 hectares in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 3,770 hectares, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritius rank globally for forest area?
- Lesotho ranks 175th and Mauritius ranks 174th 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.