Share of global forest area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global forest area in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Lesotho peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 175th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global forest area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 172 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 173 Palau 0.0% compare
- 174 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 176 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% 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 global forest area in Lesotho?
- Share of global forest area in Lesotho was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of global forest area?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.