Forest land — Share in Land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest land — Share in Land area was 26.1 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 26.1 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 31.06 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.1 %, in 2024.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 23rd 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 | 30.45 % | 29.84 % | 31.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29 % | 28.33 % | 29.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.37 % | 26.72 % | 28.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.35 % | 26.1 % | 26.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 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
- 26 Cook Islands 64.96 % compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Forest land — share in land area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 26.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.06 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2024.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.