Forest land — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forest land — Area was 34.52 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Lesotho stood at 34.52 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Lesotho peaked at 34.52 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.52 1000 ha, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 196th of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest land — Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.52 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 34.52 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 34.52 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 34.52 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 193 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
- 194 Palau 41.87 1000 ha compare
- 195 Mauritius 38.29 1000 ha compare
- 197 Comoros 33.37 1000 ha compare
- 198 Saint Lucia 32.84 1000 ha compare
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.56 1000 ha compare
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 forest land — area in Lesotho?
- Forest land — area in Lesotho was 34.52 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 34.52 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.52 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for forest land — area?
- Lesotho ranks 196th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.