Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — Lesotho

Forest cover in Lesotho in 2023 — 1.14%. Ranked 193 in the world out of 213.

2023 1.14% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 193of 213
Period maximum 1.14%1990
Period minimum 1.14%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Lesotho, 1990–202301231990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1.14%1991: 1.14%1992: 1.14%1993: 1.14%1994: 1.14%1995: 1.14%1996: 1.14%1997: 1.14%1998: 1.14%1999: 1.14%2000: 1.14%2001: 1.14%2002: 1.14%2003: 1.14%2004: 1.14%2005: 1.14%2006: 1.14%2007: 1.14%2008: 1.14%2009: 1.14%2010: 1.14%2011: 1.14%2012: 1.14%2013: 1.14%2014: 1.14%2015: 1.14%2016: 1.14%2017: 1.14%2018: 1.14%2019: 1.14%2020: 1.14%2021: 1.14%2022: 1.14%2023: 1.14%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 1.14%
World 31.1%
Southern Africa computed 14.64%
Forest cover — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.14 +0 pp
2022 1.14 +0 pp
2021 1.14 +0 pp
2020 1.14 +0 pp
2019 1.14 +0 pp
2018 1.14 +0 pp
2017 1.14 +0 pp
2016 1.14 +0 pp
2015 1.14 +0 pp
2014 1.14 +0 pp
2013 1.14 +0 pp
2012 1.14 +0 pp
2011 1.14 +0 pp
2010 1.14 +0 pp
2009 1.14 +0 pp
2008 1.14 +0 pp
2007 1.14 +0 pp
2006 1.14 +0 pp
2005 1.14 +0 pp
2004 1.14 +0 pp
2003 1.14 +0 pp
2002 1.14 +0 pp
2001 1.14 +0 pp
2000 1.14 +0 pp
1999 1.14 +0 pp
1998 1.14 +0 pp
1997 1.14 +0 pp
1996 1.14 +0 pp
1995 1.14 +0 pp
1994 1.14 +0 pp
1993 1.14 +0 pp
1992 1.14 +0 pp
1991 1.14 +0 pp
1990 1.14

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.