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


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Lesotho, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Lesotho 1990-2005


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)