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 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 |
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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 — 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 54th out of 191 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.