15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Lesotho
Lesotho: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 1,562 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Lesotho stood at 1,562 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Lesotho peaked at 1,604 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,562 km2, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 99th of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,604 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,590 km2 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,587 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,573 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,566 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,562 km2 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,597 km2 | 1,590 km2 | 1,604 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,576 km2 | 1,566 km2 | 1,587 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,562 km2 | 1,562 km2 | 1,562 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 96 Palestine, State of 2,335 km2 compare
- 97 Puerto Rico 2,192 km2 compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 1,664 km2 compare
- 100 Bangladesh 1,394 km2 compare
- 101 Niger 1,347 km2 compare
- 102 Samoa 1,271 km2 compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0048 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -14.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -39.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Lesotho?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Lesotho was 1,562 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,604 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,562 km2 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 145 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: MGCI — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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