Lesotho vs Yemen: Forest land — Share in Land area

Lesotho
1.14 %
in 2024
Yemen
1.04 %
in 2024
Lesotho rank
216th
Yemen rank
217th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Lesotho
  • Yemen
00.250.50.7511.2199020072024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.14 % against 1.04 % in Yemen, a difference of 0.1 %.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 216th and Yemen ranks 217th of 231 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 1.14 % 1.04 % 0.1 % Lesotho
2000s 1.14 % 1.04 % 0.1 % Lesotho
2010s 1.14 % 1.04 % 0.1 % Lesotho
2020s 1.14 % 1.04 % 0.1 % Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Lesotho or Yemen?
Lesotho, at 1.14 % against 1.04 % in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Lesotho and Yemen?
0.1 %, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Yemen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Yemen rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Lesotho ranks 216th and Yemen ranks 217th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.