Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 14.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho is 14.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho peaked at 14.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 91st out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 88 Georgia 16.1% compare
- 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.9% compare
- 90 American Samoa 15.0% compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 14.0% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 13.7% compare
- 94 Bhutan 13.6% compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.31 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7882 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2847 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3356 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho was 14.5% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Lesotho ranks 91st out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%)