Lesotho's forest cover was 1.1 % in 1994 and 1.1 % in 2023.
Lesotho · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Lesotho's forest area was 345 km in 1994 and 345 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
62nd of 213 · 16th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.2 % in 2013 to 23.4 % in 2025.
Lesotho's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 76.7 % in 1994 to 77.8 % in 2023.
Lesotho's arable land (% of land area) rose from 10.7 % in 1994 to 11.8 % in 2023.
Air
Lesotho's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 30.2 in 1994 to 26.4 in 2023.
Water
Lesotho's water stress fell from 0.9 % in 1993 to 0.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
98th of 181 · 19th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,750 in 1993 to 2,288 in 2022.
Access
Lesotho's safe drinking water rose from 8.7 % in 2000 to 31.3 % in 2024.
Lesotho's safe sanitation rose from 12.9 % in 2000 to 43.8 % in 2024.