Forest land — Share in Land area in Jordan
Jordan: Forest land — Share in Land area was 0.8 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Jordan stood at 0.8 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Jordan peaked at 0.8 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 220th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 0.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.25 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 742 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 84.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.57 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 201 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Jordan?
- Forest land — share in land area in Jordan was 0.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 % in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Jordan ranks 220th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.