Deforestation statistics for Lesotho
Lesotho: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 2,142,249 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.80% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 71 |
| Net migration | -10,047 |
| Fertility rate | 3.2 |
| Median age | 24 |
| Urban population share | 31% |
Lesotho: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 30,360 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 6,052 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.20% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 117 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.90% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 1 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.00% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): nan Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 0.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 1 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 0% |
Lesotho: Annual forest and tree cover data
Lesotho: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: nan 2003: nan 2004: nan 2005: nan 2006: nan 2007: nan 2008: nan 2009: nan 2010: nan 2011: nan 2012: nan 2013: nan 2014: nan 2015: nan 2016: nan 2017: nan 2018: nan 2019: nan 2020: nan |
Lesotho: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 1 2002: 3 2003: 2 2004: 4 2005: 2 2006: 2 2007: 3 2008: 6 2009: 4 2010: 4 2011: 3 2012: 3 2013: 7 2014: 12 2015: 1 2016: 15 2017: 8 2018: 8 2019: 10 2020: 16 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea | 930 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.6% |
| Thaba-Tseka | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% |
| Butha-Buthe | 633 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1.5% |
| Leribe | 1,403 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 1.9% |
| Mafeteng | 263 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.6% |
| Maseru | 1,462 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 50 | 3.4% |
| Mohale's Hoek | 498 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1.4% |
| Mokhotlong | 134 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% |
| Qacha's Nek | 226 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3.2% |
| Quthing | 380 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Leribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
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2019 forest data for Lesotho | 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.
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