Commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho
Lesotho: Commodity driven deforestation was 0.8752 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho is 0.8752, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho peaked at 5.92 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0672, in 2001.
That places Lesotho 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0672 | — |
| 2002 | 1.68 | +2399.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6715 | -60.0% |
| 2004 | 1.48 | +120.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6712 | -54.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2687 | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 | +398.3% |
| 2008 | 3.09 | +130.9% |
| 2009 | 1.81 | -41.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2692 | -85.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +274.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5 | +247.9% |
| 2014 | 4.32 | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 5.92 | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 3.44 | -42.0% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 3.76 | +133.7% |
| 2021 | 4.22 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 | -72.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8752 | -13.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8752 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,953, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8752 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,723, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2399.2% | 0.0672 | 1.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 | 0.0672 | 3.09 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 0.2692 | 5.92 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 0.8752 | 4.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Lesotho was 0.8752 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 in 2016.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0672 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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