Forest land — Share in Land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest land — Share in Land area was 23.58 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 23.58 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 29.5 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.58 %, in 2024.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 20th out of 31 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.5 % | — |
| 1991 | 29.35 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.29 % | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 28.15 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 28.01 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 27.86 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 27.72 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.58 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 27.44 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 27.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 27.14 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 27 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.86 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.72 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.4 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 26.26 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.12 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.98 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.71 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.57 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.41 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.09 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.77 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.48 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.23 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.11 % | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 24 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 23.89 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.79 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.58 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.12 % | 27.3 % | 29.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4 % | 25.71 % | 27.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.75 % | 24.11 % | 25.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.79 % | 23.58 % | 24 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 17 Central African Republic 72.46 % compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.11 % compare
- 19 Bhutan 70.35 % compare
- 20 Sweden 68.59 % compare
- 21 Japan 68.34 % compare
- 22 Liberia 66.1 % compare
- 23 British Virgin Islands 66.03 % compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 23.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.58 % in 2024.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.