Forest land — Share in Land area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forest land — Share in Land area was 1.14 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Lesotho is 1.14 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Lesotho peaked at 1.14 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.14 %, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 233rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.14 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.14 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.14 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.14 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 1.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 230 Kiribati 1.32 % compare
- 231 Kazakhstan 1.3 % compare
- 232 Saudi Arabia 1.29 % compare
- 234 Yemen 1.04 % compare
- 235 Mauritania 0.99 % compare
- 236 Niger 0.84 % 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 land — share in land area in Lesotho?
- Forest land — share in land area in Lesotho was 1.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 % in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Lesotho ranks 233rd out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — Share in 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.