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) 20th 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.06 % | — |
| 1991 | 30.92 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 30.79 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 30.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 30.52 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.38 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 30.25 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 30.11 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 29.97 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 29.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 29.56 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 29.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.29 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.01 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 28.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.47 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 28.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.02 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 27.73 % | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.56 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.09 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.59 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.47 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 26.35 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.22 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26.1 % | -0.5% |
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)
- 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
- 23 Timor-Leste 70.96 % compare
- 23 East Timor 70.96 % compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (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)
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 20th out of 32 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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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.