Industrial roundwood — Production in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industrial roundwood — Production was 14,000 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Industrial roundwood — Production in Lesotho, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 14,000 m3 for industrial roundwood — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Industrial roundwood — Production in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10,000 m3 | — |
| 2018 | 14,000 m3 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 14,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,000 m3 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 14,000 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 681,428 m3, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 14,000 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 761,000 m3, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,667 m3 | 10,000 m3 | 14,000 m3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 14,000 m3 | 14,000 m3 | 14,000 m3 | 5 |
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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 industrial roundwood — production in Lesotho?
- Industrial roundwood — production in Lesotho was 14,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — production recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — production recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 m3 in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for industrial roundwood — production?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — production rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial roundwood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en