Comoros vs Lesotho: Forest area
Comoros
316 sq. km
in 2023
Lesotho
345.2 sq. km
in 2023
Comoros rank
173rd
Lesotho rank
171st
Forest area over time
- Comoros
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 345.2 sq. km against 316 sq. km in Comoros, a difference of 29.2 sq. km.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 173rd and Lesotho ranks 171st of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440.89 sq. km | 345.2 sq. km | 95.69 sq. km | Comoros |
| 2000s | 397.09 sq. km | 345.2 sq. km | 51.89 sq. km | Comoros |
| 2010s | 353.29 sq. km | 345.2 sq. km | 8.09 sq. km | Comoros |
| 2020s | 322.6 sq. km | 345.2 sq. km | 22.6 sq. km | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Comoros or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 345.2 sq. km against 316 sq. km in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Comoros and Lesotho?
- 29.2 sq. km, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for forest area?
- Comoros ranks 173rd and Lesotho ranks 171st 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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About this data
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.