Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Lesotho
Lesotho: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 14.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 14.5% for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Lesotho peaked at 14.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 104th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.5% | — |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Lesotho?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Lesotho was 14.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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