Forest land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forest land — Area was 554,231 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 554,231 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 676,420 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 554,231 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 676,420 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 673,170 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 669,920 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 666,670 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 663,421 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 660,171 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 656,921 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 653,672 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 650,422 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 647,172 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 643,922 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 640,458 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 636,994 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 633,530 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 630,065 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 626,601 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 623,137 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 619,673 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 616,208 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 612,744 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 609,280 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 604,821 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 600,362 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 595,903 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 591,444 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 586,985 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 583,702 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 580,419 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 577,136 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 573,852 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 570,569 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 567,302 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 564,034 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 560,766 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 557,498 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 554,231 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 661,796 1000 ha | 647,172 1000 ha | 676,420 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 628,333 1000 ha | 612,744 1000 ha | 643,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 590,390 1000 ha | 573,852 1000 ha | 609,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,400 1000 ha | 554,231 1000 ha | 570,569 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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 land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forest land — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 554,231 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 676,420 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,231 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forest land — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.