Forestland — Area, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Lesotho?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Lesotho was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.