Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho, 2001–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.5% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 167th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +489.7% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -91.7% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | +2887.3% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -90.1% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +558.9% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -47.4% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -83.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Lesotho was 0 hectares per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.