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 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Lesotho, 1990–2025
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 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 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 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 99th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest 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% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 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 25.0%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 96% of the median. (31 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% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 96 Cote d'Ivoire 15.2% compare
- 97 Philippines 15.0% compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 14.8% compare
- 100 Guatemala 14.0% compare
- 101 Brazil 12.6% compare
- 102 Peru 12.3% 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 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 2025, 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 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Lesotho ranks 99th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 (%).