Forest rents in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forest rents was 4.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Lesotho, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 4.3% for forest rents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Lesotho peaked at 13.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1993.
That places Lesotho 18th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.45 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 73.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.33 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,237 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.21 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 577 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.25 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Lesotho?
- Forest rents in Lesotho was 4.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1993.
- How does Lesotho rank for forest rents?
- Lesotho ranks 18th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.