What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Seychelles?

3,500 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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.

Lesotho vs Seychelles: Forest area

Lesotho

44,200 hectares

in 2011

Seychelles

40,700 hectares

in 2011

Lesotho rank

48th

Seychelles rank

49th

Forest area over time

Lesotho
Seychelles

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 44,200 hectares against 40,700 hectares in Seychelles, a difference of 3,500 hectares.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Seychelles ahead.

Lesotho ranks 48th and Seychelles ranks 49th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40,900 hectares	40,700 hectares	200 hectares	Lesotho
2000s	42,900 hectares	40,700 hectares	2,200 hectares	Lesotho
2010s	44,100 hectares	40,700 hectares	3,400 hectares	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Lesotho or Seychelles?: Lesotho, at 44,200 hectares against 40,700 hectares in Seychelles as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Seychelles?: 3,500 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Seychelles?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Seychelles rank globally for forest area?: Lesotho ranks 48th and Seychelles ranks 49th 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.