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) 19th out of 32 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.67 % | — |
| 1991 | 33.51 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 33.35 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.03 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.87 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 32.7 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 32.54 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 32.38 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 32.22 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 32.06 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 31.88 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 31.54 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.15 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 30.63 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.46 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.12 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 29.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.5 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.28 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.06 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.84 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.68 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.35 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.19 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 28.03 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.88 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 27.72 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.56 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 27.39 % | -0.6% |
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)
- 16 Melanesia 74.5 % compare
- 17 Finland 74.15 % compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.42 % compare
- 19 Niue 72.86 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 72.46 % compare
- 21 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 21 Brunei 72.11 % compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (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 19th out of 32 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.