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 32 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.
Forest land — Area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 292,215 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 290,815 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 301,628 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 328,603 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 327,185 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 325,767 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 324,350 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 322,932 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 321,514 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 320,096 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 318,679 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 317,495 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 316,311 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 315,127 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 313,943 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 312,759 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 311,575 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 310,391 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 309,207 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 308,023 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 306,839 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 305,614 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 311,534 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 310,313 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 309,093 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 307,872 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 306,863 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 305,855 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 304,846 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 303,837 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 302,828 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 301,850 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 300,872 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 299,894 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 298,916 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 297,938 1000 ha | -0.3% |
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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 5.6 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 17.56 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (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 32 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.