Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Lesotho
Lesotho: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 25.12 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 25.12 % for planted forest — share in forest land 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 — share in forest land in Lesotho peaked at 25.12 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.12 %, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.12 % | — |
| 1991 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.12 % | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 25.12 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 5.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 25.12 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 %, 8.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 25.12 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 55 Malta 25.53 % compare
- 56 Azerbaijan 25.38 % compare
- 57 Belarus 25.24 % compare
- 59 Côte d'Ivoire 23.93 % compare
- 59 Cote d'Ivoire 23.93 % compare
- 61 New Zealand 23.63 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Lesotho?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Lesotho was 25.12 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25.12 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.12 % in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Lesotho ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted 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 Planted 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.