Forest area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forest area was 34,520 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 34,520 hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Lesotho peaked at 34,520 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34,520 hectares, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 175th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 34,520 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 172 Cape Verde 51,060 hectares compare
- 173 Palau 41,870 hectares compare
- 174 Mauritius 38,290 hectares compare
- 176 Comoros 33,370 hectares compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 32,840 hectares compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28,560 hectares compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Lesotho?
- Forest area in Lesotho was 34,520 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 34,520 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,520 hectares in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for forest area?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.