Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Lesotho?

Cape Verde, at 510.6 sq. km against 345.2 sq. km in Lesotho as of 2025.

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

165.4 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Forest area (sq. km)

Cape Verde

510.6 sq. km

in 2025

Lesotho

345.2 sq. km

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

167th

Lesotho rank

170th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 510.6 sq. km against 345.2 sq. km in Lesotho, a difference of 165.4 sq. km.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 167th and Lesotho ranks 170th of 214 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	354.8 sq. km	345.2 sq. km	9.6 sq. km	Cape Verde
2000s	398.8 sq. km	345.2 sq. km	53.6 sq. km	Cape Verde
2010s	447.12 sq. km	345.2 sq. km	101.92 sq. km	Cape Verde
2020s	495.1 sq. km	345.2 sq. km	149.9 sq. km	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 510.6 sq. km against 345.2 sq. km in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 165.4 sq. km, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for forest area?: Cape Verde ranks 167th and Lesotho ranks 170th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.