Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 186.42 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Lesotho, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Lesotho is 186.42 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Lesotho peaked at 189.16 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 176.85 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Lesotho 144th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 189.16 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 189.16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 189.16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 186.31 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 185.21 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 184.43 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 183.18 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 182.84 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 181.08 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 181.29 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 181.28 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 180.5 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 179.68 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 179.25 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 178.91 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 177.96 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 178.68 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 178.58 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 178.02 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 176.87 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 176.85 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 177.13 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 179.56 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 179.55 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 181.48 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 181.73 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 181.87 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 182.37 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 183.68 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 184.25 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 186.42 1000 ha | +1.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 186.42 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,523 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 186.42 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,570 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.18 1000 ha | 182.84 1000 ha | 189.16 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 179.72 1000 ha | 177.96 1000 ha | 181.29 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.54 1000 ha | 176.85 1000 ha | 182.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 184.78 1000 ha | 183.68 1000 ha | 186.42 1000 ha | 3 |
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 tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Lesotho?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Lesotho was 186.42 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 189.16 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 176.85 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Lesotho ranks 144th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.