Forest land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest land — Area was 297,938 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 297,938 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 328,603 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 290,815 1000 ha, in 1991.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 16th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315,510 1000 ha | 290,815 1000 ha | 328,603 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 313,351 1000 ha | 308,023 1000 ha | 318,679 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 307,267 1000 ha | 303,837 1000 ha | 311,534 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,383 1000 ha | 297,938 1000 ha | 302,828 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 18.84 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.74 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 253.52 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1,176 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 100,715 1000 USD (1989)
- Cropland — Area 158,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Forest land — area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 297,938 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 328,603 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,815 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for forest land — area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 16th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.