Botswana vs Lesotho: Tree cover loss

Botswana

1.23 hectares

in 2024

Lesotho

1.28 hectares

in 2024

Botswana rank

175th

Lesotho rank

174th

Tree cover loss over time

Lesotho currently reports 1.28 hectares against 1.23 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 0.0462 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 175th and Lesotho ranks 174th of 197 countries.

Indicator: Tree cover loss
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 4,728 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss driven by all causes.