Forest land — Area in World
World: Forest land — Area was 4.14 million 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in World, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in World stood at 4.14 million 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in World peaked at 4.34 million 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.14 million 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places World 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.30 million 1000 ha | 4.25 million 1000 ha | 4.34 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 million 1000 ha | 4.20 million 1000 ha | 4.24 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 million 1000 ha | 4.17 million 1000 ha | 4.20 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 million 1000 ha | 4.14 million 1000 ha | 4.17 million 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68.53 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 241.28 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 431.35 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 76.62 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in World?
- Forest land — area in World was 4.14 million 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 million 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 million 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does World rank for forest land — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.