Lesotho vs Saint Lucia: Forest area
Lesotho
34,520 hectares
in 2025
Saint Lucia
32,840 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho rank
175th
Saint Lucia rank
177th
Forest area over time
- Lesotho
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 34,520 hectares against 32,840 hectares in Saint Lucia, a difference of 1,680 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 175th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th of 235 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,520 hectares | 27,960 hectares | 6,560 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 34,520 hectares | 29,960 hectares | 4,560 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 34,520 hectares | 31,866 hectares | 2,654 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 34,520 hectares | 32,715 hectares | 1,805 hectares | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Lesotho or Saint Lucia?
- Lesotho, at 34,520 hectares against 32,840 hectares in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Saint Lucia?
- 1,680 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saint Lucia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Saint Lucia rank globally for forest area?
- Lesotho ranks 175th and Saint Lucia ranks 177th 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.