Forest land — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest land — Share in Land area was 17.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 17.9 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 26.98 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.9 %, in 2024.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.66 % | 20.1 % | 26.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.57 % | 19.18 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.55 % | 18.19 % | 19.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.01 % | 17.9 % | 18.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 27 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
- 28 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.09 % compare
- 29 Congo 63.95 % compare
- 30 Panama 62.25 % compare
- 31 Slovenia 61.76 % compare
- 32 Fiji 61.74 % compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.52 % compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 18.84 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 19 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.32 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.74 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 253.52 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1,176 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 100,715 1000 USD (1989)
- Cropland — Area 158,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 17.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.98 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 % in 2024.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.