Which has higher forest area, Lesotho or Saint Lucia?

Lesotho, at 345.2 sq. km against 328.4 sq. km in Saint Lucia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Saint Lucia?

16.8 sq. km, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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.

Lesotho vs Saint Lucia: Forest area (sq. km)

Lesotho

345.2 sq. km

in 2025

Saint Lucia

328.4 sq. km

in 2025

Lesotho rank

170th

Saint Lucia rank

172nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Lesotho
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 345.2 sq. km against 328.4 sq. km in Saint Lucia, a difference of 16.8 sq. km.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 170th and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	345.2 sq. km	279.6 sq. km	65.6 sq. km	Lesotho
2000s	345.2 sq. km	299.6 sq. km	45.6 sq. km	Lesotho
2010s	345.2 sq. km	318.66 sq. km	26.54 sq. km	Lesotho
2020s	345.2 sq. km	327.15 sq. km	18.05 sq. km	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Lesotho or Saint Lucia?: Lesotho, at 345.2 sq. km against 328.4 sq. km in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Lesotho and Saint Lucia?: 16.8 sq. km, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saint Lucia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Saint Lucia rank globally for forest area?: Lesotho ranks 170th and Saint Lucia ranks 172nd 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.