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) 26th out of 32 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.98 % | — |
| 1991 | 26.85 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.2 % | -24.8% |
| 1993 | 20.63 % | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 20.55 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 20.46 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 20.37 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.28 % | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 20.19 % | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 20.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 20 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 19.85 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.55 % | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 19.47 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.4 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 19.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.66 % | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.32 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.07 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.01 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.9 % | -0.3% |
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)
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 23 East Timor 70.96 % compare
- 25 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 26 Sweden 68.59 % compare
- 27 Japan 68.34 % compare
- 28 Liberia 66.1 % compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 66.03 % compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10,963 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (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 26th out of 32 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.