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 36 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.
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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.2 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (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 36 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.