Cabo Verde vs Lesotho: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Cabo Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cabo Verde currently reports 51.06 1000 ha against 34.52 1000 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 16.54 1000 ha.
That makes Cabo 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.
Cabo Verde ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 181st of 231 countries.
Cabo Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.48 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 0.96 1000 ha | Cabo Verde |
| 2000s | 39.88 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 5.36 1000 ha | Cabo Verde |
| 2010s | 44.71 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 10.19 1000 ha | Cabo Verde |
| 2020s | 49.51 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 14.99 1000 ha | Cabo Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Cabo Verde or Lesotho?
- Cabo Verde, at 51.06 1000 ha against 34.52 1000 ha in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Cabo Verde and Lesotho?
- 16.54 1000 ha, with Cabo Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cabo Verde and Lesotho rank globally for forest land — area?
- Cabo Verde ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 181st of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.