Forest land — Share in Land area in OECD
OECD: Forest land — Share in Land area was 32.94 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in OECD stood at 32.94 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in OECD peaked at 32.94 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.87 %, in 1990.
OECD ranks 125th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.87 % | — |
| 1991 | 31.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.97 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 32 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.02 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 32.03 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.06 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 32.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.13 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.2 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 32.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 32.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.62 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.69 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.73 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.92 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 32.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.94 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 % | 31.87 % | 32.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.26 % | 32.09 % | 32.43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.62 % | 32.47 % | 32.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.89 % | 32.74 % | 32.94 % | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in OECD?
- Forest land — share in land area in OECD was 32.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 32.94 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.87 % in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for forest land — share in land area?
- OECD ranks 125th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD 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.