Above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho
Lesotho: Above-ground forest biomass was 46.35 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho is 46.35 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho peaked at 46.35 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.35 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.72 tonnes per hectare | +59.1% |
| 2017 | 73.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | -37.1% |
| 2025 | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 46.35 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 46.35 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 64.6 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 73.72 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 46.35 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Lesotho was 46.35 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 46.35 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.35 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Lesotho ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).