TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for Lesotho

Deforestation data for Lesotho , 1990-2005. Lesotho 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 8000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 0.3
Other wooded land (hectares): 31000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 3,035,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 5000 7000 8000 3.4 2.7 3,000 60 -20.59
Other wooded land 103000 55000 31000 -4,800 -4.66 -4,800 -8.73 -72,000 -69.9 87.27
Primary forests 1000 1000 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantations 4000 6000 7000 200 5 200 3.33 3000 75 -33.3




Chart: Forest cover in Lesotho, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Lesotho, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Lesotho 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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