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Forest area — Lesotho

Forest area in Lesotho in 2023 — 345 km². Ranked 171 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 345 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 171of 213
Period maximum 345 km²1990
Period minimum 345 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Lesotho, 1990–20233003203403603804001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 345 km²1991: 345 km²1992: 345 km²1993: 345 km²1994: 345 km²1995: 345 km²1996: 345 km²1997: 345 km²1998: 345 km²1999: 345 km²2000: 345 km²2001: 345 km²2002: 345 km²2003: 345 km²2004: 345 km²2005: 345 km²2006: 345 km²2007: 345 km²2008: 345 km²2009: 345 km²2010: 345 km²2011: 345 km²2012: 345 km²2013: 345 km²2014: 345 km²2015: 345 km²2016: 345 km²2017: 345 km²2018: 345 km²2019: 345 km²2020: 345 km²2021: 345 km²2022: 345 km²2023: 345 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 345 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Southern Africa computed 388,023 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 345 +0 +0%
2022 345 +0 +0%
2021 345 +0 +0%
2020 345 +0 +0%
2019 345 +0 +0%
2018 345 +0 +0%
2017 345 +0 +0%
2016 345 +0 +0%
2015 345 +0 +0%
2014 345 +0 +0%
2013 345 +0 +0%
2012 345 +0 +0%
2011 345 +0 +0%
2010 345 +0 +0%
2009 345 +0 +0%
2008 345 +0 +0%
2007 345 +0 +0%
2006 345 +0 +0%
2005 345 +0 +0%
2004 345 +0 +0%
2003 345 +0 +0%
2002 345 +0 +0%
2001 345 +0 +0%
2000 345 +0 +0%
1999 345 +0 +0%
1998 345 +0 +0%
1997 345 +0 +0%
1996 345 +0 +0%
1995 345 +0 +0%
1994 345 +0 +0%
1993 345 +0 +0%
1992 345 +0 +0%
1991 345 +0 +0%
1990 345 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 169,409 BW Botswana 148,998 NA Namibia 64,259 SZ Eswatini 5,012 LS Lesotho 345
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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