Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 70.96 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 70.96 m3 per square kilometre for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 70.96 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.57 m3 per square kilometre, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 27th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.57 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 48.9 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 49.24 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 49.58 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 49.92 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 50.26 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 50.61 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 50.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 51.31 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 51.66 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 52.05 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 52.11 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.54 m3 per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 50.57 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 53.08 m3 per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 53.36 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 52.81 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 52.58 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 53.68 m3 per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 55.31 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 56.56 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 56.2 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 58.39 m3 per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 59.08 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 59.94 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 61.2 m3 per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 61.93 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 61.71 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.64 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 41.57 m3 per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1991 | 43.77 m3 per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 44.99 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 46.18 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 47.43 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 48.68 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 49.97 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 51.25 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 52.5 m3 per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 66.01 m3 per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 66.6 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 66.8 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.41 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 67.61 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.87 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.13 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.38 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.64 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 68.9 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.16 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.68 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.94 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.3 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.39 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.57 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.76 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.86 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 70.96 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.99 m3 per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 70.96 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.91 m3 per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -32.6% | 61.64 m3 per square kilometre | 41.57 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +25.7% | 52.5 m3 per square kilometre | 66.01 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.93 m3 per square kilometre | 48.57 m3 per square kilometre | 51.31 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.24 m3 per square kilometre | 50.54 m3 per square kilometre | 53.68 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.2 m3 per square kilometre | 55.31 m3 per square kilometre | 61.93 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.24 m3 per square kilometre | 41.57 m3 per square kilometre | 66.01 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.57 m3 per square kilometre | 66.6 m3 per square kilometre | 68.64 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.91 m3 per square kilometre | 68.9 m3 per square kilometre | 70.57 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.81 m3 per square kilometre | 70.67 m3 per square kilometre | 70.96 m3 per square kilometre | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 70.96 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 70.96 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.57 m3 per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.