Lesotho vs Mauritius: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 38.29 1000 ha against 34.52 1000 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 3.77 1000 ha.
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 181st and Mauritius ranks 180th of 231 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 | 34.52 1000 ha | 41.46 1000 ha | 6.94 1000 ha | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 34.52 1000 ha | 40.32 1000 ha | 5.8 1000 ha | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 34.52 1000 ha | 38.32 1000 ha | 3.8 1000 ha | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 34.52 1000 ha | 38.29 1000 ha | 3.77 1000 ha | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Lesotho or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 38.29 1000 ha against 34.52 1000 ha in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Lesotho and Mauritius?
- 3.77 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Lesotho ranks 181st and Mauritius ranks 180th 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.