Forest area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forest area was 554,175 ha th in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 554,175 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 676,361 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 554,175 ha th, in 2025.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 676,361 ha th | 676,361 ha th | 676,361 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 643,864 ha th | 643,864 ha th | 643,864 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 598,076 ha th | 586,930 ha th | 609,222 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 562,344 ha th | 554,175 ha th | 570,514 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Agriculture β Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forest area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 554,175 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 676,361 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,175 ha th in 2025.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forest area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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