Share of deforestation that is exported in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of deforestation that is exported was 0.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
0.0%
World rank
108th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2007
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2013
Share of deforestation that is exported in Lesotho, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Lesotho peaked at 0.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 108th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +133.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -59.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 0% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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 share of deforestation that is exported in Lesotho?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Lesotho ranks 108th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.