Lesotho - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Lesotho was 345.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 345.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 345.20 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 345.20
1991 345.20
1992 345.20
1993 345.20
1994 345.20
1995 345.20
1996 345.20
1997 345.20
1998 345.20
1999 345.20
2000 345.20
2001 345.20
2002 345.20
2003 345.20
2004 345.20
2005 345.20
2006 345.20
2007 345.20
2008 345.20
2009 345.20
2010 345.20
2011 345.20
2012 345.20
2013 345.20
2014 345.20
2015 345.20
2016 345.20
2017 345.20
2018 345.20
2019 345.20
2020 345.20

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Lesotho was 1.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 1.14 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.14 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use