Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 74.88 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lesotho is 74.88 %, 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, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lesotho peaked at 74.88 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.88 %, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 186th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.88 % | — |
| 1991 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.88 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 74.88 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.03 %, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 74.88 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 74.88 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 183 New Zealand 76.37 % compare
- 184 Côte d'Ivoire 76.07 % compare
- 184 Cote d'Ivoire 76.07 % compare
- 187 Belarus 74.76 % compare
- 188 Azerbaijan 74.62 % compare
- 189 Malta 74.47 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lesotho?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Lesotho was 74.88 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 74.88 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.88 % in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Lesotho ranks 186th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.