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Lesotho: Forest area (% of land area)

1.14percent · 20240.0% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.137
20231.137
20221.137
20211.137
20201.137
20191.137
20181.137
20171.137
20161.137
20151.137
20141.137
20131.137
20121.137
20111.137
20101.137
20091.137
20081.137
20071.137
20061.137
20051.137
20041.137
20031.137
20021.137
20011.137
20001.137
19991.137
19981.137
19971.137
19961.137
19951.137
19941.137
19931.137
19921.137
19911.137
19901.137

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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