Planted Forest — Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Planted Forest — Area was 8.67 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Area in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.67 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Lesotho peaked at 8.67 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.67 1000 ha, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 8.67 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 151 Eritrea 10 1000 ha compare
- 152 French Polynesia 9.46 1000 ha compare
- 153 El Salvador 8.88 1000 ha compare
- 155 Jamaica 8.42 1000 ha compare
- 156 Montenegro 8 1000 ha compare
- 157 Mongolia 7.91 1000 ha compare
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 planted forest — area in Lesotho?
- Planted forest — area in Lesotho was 8.67 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for planted forest — area?
- Lesotho ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — 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 Planted Forest — 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.