Share global forest in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share global forest was 0.0008 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.0008
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
175th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0008
in 2025
All-time low
0.0008
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Lesotho is 0.0008, 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 global forest in Lesotho peaked at 0.0008 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 175th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share global forest in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 | +0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0008 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0008 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 0.0008 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 172 Cape Verde 0.0012 compare
- 173 Palau 0.001 compare
- 174 Mauritius 0.0009 compare
- 176 Comoros 0.0008 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.0008 compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0007 compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1693 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.18 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Lesotho?
- Share global forest in Lesotho was 0.0008 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for share global forest?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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