Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 14.5% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 14.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 14.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1990.
That places Lesotho, Kingdom of 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 |
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More environment data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -52.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 48 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 14.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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