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
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.
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
- 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 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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