Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 27.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 27.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 33.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2025.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17th out of 23 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.2% | — |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 28.8% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.2% | 28.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 14 Finland 74.2% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 16 Niue 72.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.1% compare
- 20 Sweden 68.6% compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 27.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 17th out of 23 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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