Lesotho vs Madagascar: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Lesotho
34.17
in 2010
Madagascar
35.78
in 2010
Lesotho rank
130th
Madagascar rank
129th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
20406080178018952010

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 35.78 against 34.17 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.6.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 130th and Madagascar ranks 129th of 168 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed

Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.