Forest land — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest land — Area was 766,192 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 766,192 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 907,821 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 766,192 1000 ha, in 2025.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 889,829 1000 ha | 871,838 1000 ha | 907,821 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 849,993 1000 ha | 832,146 1000 ha | 867,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 806,726 1000 ha | 788,193 1000 ha | 828,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 775,377 1000 ha | 766,192 1000 ha | 784,562 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia 133,562 1000 ha compare
- 10 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Forest land — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 766,192 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 907,821 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 766,192 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forest land — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.