Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lesotho is 1.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lesotho peaked at 1.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 197th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 194 Kiribati 1.3% compare
- 195 Kazakhstan 1.3% compare
- 196 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
- 198 Yemen 1.0% compare
- 199 Mauritania 1.0% compare
- 200 Niger 0.8% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -69.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -52.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lesotho?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Lesotho was 1.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Lesotho ranks 197th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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