Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 8,670 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8,670 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 185 countries
All-time high
8,670 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
8,670 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lesotho is 8,670 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lesotho peaked at 8,670 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,670 hectares, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 146th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,670 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8,670 hectares | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8,670 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8,670 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 8,670 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 143 Eritrea 10,000 hectares compare
- 144 French Polynesia 9,460 hectares compare
- 145 El Salvador 8,880 hectares compare
- 147 Jamaica 8,420 hectares compare
- 148 Montenegro 8,000 hectares compare
- 149 Mongolia 7,910 hectares 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)
- 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lesotho?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Lesotho was 8,670 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8,670 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,670 hectares in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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