Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Lesotho?

Cape Verde, at 84,790 hectares against 44,200 hectares in Lesotho as of 2011.

What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Lesotho?

40,590 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Forest area

Cape Verde

84,790 hectares

in 2011

Lesotho

44,200 hectares

in 2011

Cape Verde rank

46th

Lesotho rank

48th

Forest area over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 84,790 hectares against 44,200 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 40,590 hectares.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.9 times Lesotho's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 48th of 53 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68,720 hectares	40,900 hectares	27,820 hectares	Cape Verde
2000s	83,444 hectares	42,900 hectares	40,544 hectares	Cape Verde
2010s	84,790 hectares	44,100 hectares	40,690 hectares	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Lesotho?: Cape Verde, at 84,790 hectares against 44,200 hectares in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 40,590 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for forest area?: Cape Verde ranks 46th and Lesotho ranks 48th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Forest area (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,295 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.