Forest land — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forest land — Share in Land area was 27.39 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 27.39 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 33.67 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.39 %, in 2024.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.95 % | 32.22 % | 33.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.15 % | 30.29 % | 32.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.04 % | 28.19 % | 30.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.72 % | 27.39 % | 28.03 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 21 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 22 Sweden 68.59 % compare
- 23 Japan 68.34 % compare
- 24 Liberia 66.1 % compare
- 25 British Virgin Islands 66.03 % compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.2 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 27.39 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.67 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.39 % in 2024.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 22nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.