15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Lesotho
Lesotho: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 15.46 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Lesotho is 15.46 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Lesotho peaked at 15.46 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.4 %, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 126th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4 % | — |
| 2005 | 15.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.44 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.46 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.41 % | 15.4 % | 15.42 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.43 % | 15.42 % | 15.44 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.46 % | 15.46 % | 15.46 % | 1 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 53 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -25.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 55.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -65.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -14.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Lesotho?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Lesotho was 15.46 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.46 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 % in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Lesotho ranks 126th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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