Deforestation statistics for Lesotho
Tree cover loss data for Lesotho
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 3062100 | 111948 | 3.70% | 381792 | 12.50% | 381624 | 12.50% | 282 | 0.30% | 16 | 11 | 21 |
| 15 | 3062100 | 62577 | 2.00% | 181655 | 5.90% | 181507 | 5.90% | 245 | 0.40% | 14 | 10 | 19 |
| 20 | 3062100 | 14451 | 0.50% | 31800 | 1.00% | 31708 | 1.00% | 137 | 0.90% | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| 25 | 3062100 | 11355 | 0.40% | 19418 | 0.60% | 19337 | 0.60% | 118 | 1.00% | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 30 | 3062100 | 6084 | 0.20% | 10618 | 0.30% | 10560 | 0.30% | 82 | 1.30% | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 50 | 3062100 | 529 | 0.00% | 959 | 0.00% | 951 | 0.00% | 13 | 2.50% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | 3062100 | 24 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% | 10 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Lesotho
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 3062100 | 111948 | 381792 | 12482584 | 21699 | 1206 | 39788 | 2210 |
| 15 | 3062100 | 62577 | 181655 | 7406137 | 19625 | 1090 | 35986 | 1999 |
| 20 | 3062100 | 14451 | 31800 | 2120957 | 13327 | 740 | 24431 | 1357 |
| 25 | 3062100 | 11355 | 19418 | 1755676 | 12326 | 685 | 22598 | 1255 |
| 30 | 3062100 | 6084 | 10618 | 1086077 | 9596 | 533 | 17593 | 977 |
| 50 | 3062100 | 529 | 959 | 157857 | 3223 | 179 | 5913 | 329 |
| 75 | 3062100 | 24 | 10 | 10850 | 362 | 20 | 660 | 37 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Lesotho
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Berea | 199764 | 934 | 1550 | 1546 | 1% | 4 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 4 | 0% | 1 |
| Butha-Buthe | 179344 | 636 | 1654 | 1648 | 1% | 8 | 1% | - | 2 | 0% | - | 6 | 0% | 1 |
| Leribe | 282720 | 1410 | 2657 | 2641 | 1% | 20 | 1% | 1 | 4 | 0% | - | 16 | 1% | 2 |
| Mafeteng | 265960 | 267 | 460 | 459 | 0% | 5 | 2% | - | 4 | 1% | - | 1 | 0% | - |
| Maseru | 377652 | 1469 | 1728 | 1706 | 0% | 32 | 2% | 2 | 10 | 1% | 1 | 22 | 1% | 3 |
| Mohale's Hoek | 344950 | 501 | 870 | 866 | 0% | 5 | 1% | - | 1 | 0% | - | 4 | 0% | 1 |
| Mokhotlong | 417642 | 135 | 257 | 255 | 0% | 2 | 1% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 2 | 1% | - |
| Qacha's Nek | 212849 | 227 | 466 | 463 | 0% | 6 | 3% | - | 3 | 1% | - | 3 | 1% | - |
| Quthing | 297050 | 380 | 690 | 690 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Thaba-Tseka | 484169 | 125 | 286 | 286 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Lesotho
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Berea | 199764 | 934 | 1550 | 156369 | 762 | 42 | 24 | 65 |
| Butha-Buthe | 179344 | 636 | 1654 | 131661 | 2209 | 123 | 73 | 186 |
| Leribe | 282720 | 1410 | 2657 | 258147 | 4085 | 227 | 133 | 345 |
| Mafeteng | 265960 | 267 | 460 | 45960 | 991 | 55 | 79 | 26 |
| Maseru | 377652 | 1469 | 1728 | 253483 | 6058 | 337 | 198 | 510 |
| Mohale's Hoek | 344950 | 501 | 870 | 89496 | 1183 | 66 | 63 | 69 |
| Mokhotlong | 417642 | 135 | 257 | 21182 | 365 | 20 | 10 | 33 |
| Qacha's Nek | 212849 | 227 | 466 | 41046 | 1639 | 91 | 83 | 101 |
| Quthing | 297050 | 380 | 690 | 69043 | 222 | 12 | 9 | 16 |
| Thaba-Tseka | 484169 | 125 | 286 | 19690 | 79 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Lesotho
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Berea | 199764 | 934 | 1550 | 85292 | 91 | 416 | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Butha-Buthe | 179344 | 636 | 1654 | 71815 | 113 | 1204 | 67 | 39 | 101 |
| Leribe | 282720 | 1410 | 2657 | 140807 | 100 | 2228 | 124 | 72 | 188 |
| Mafeteng | 265960 | 267 | 460 | 25069 | 94 | 542 | 30 | 43 | 14 |
| Maseru | 377652 | 1469 | 1728 | 138263 | 94 | 3305 | 184 | 108 | 278 |
| Mohale's Hoek | 344950 | 501 | 870 | 48816 | 97 | 645 | 36 | 35 | 37 |
| Mokhotlong | 417642 | 135 | 257 | 11554 | 86 | 199 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| Qacha's Nek | 212849 | 227 | 466 | 22389 | 99 | 894 | 50 | 45 | 55 |
| Quthing | 297050 | 380 | 690 | 37660 | 99 | 120 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Thaba-Tseka | 484169 | 125 | 286 | 10740 | 86 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Archived forest data for Lesotho | Forest data for Lesotho
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.
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