Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 752,374 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 752,374 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 900,761 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 752,374 1000 ha, in 2025.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 900,761 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 896,647 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 892,533 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 888,420 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 884,306 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 880,192 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 876,079 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 871,965 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 867,851 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 863,738 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 859,624 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 855,480 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 851,336 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 847,192 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 843,048 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 838,904 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 834,761 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 830,617 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 826,473 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 822,329 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 818,185 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 812,788 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 807,392 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 801,995 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 796,599 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 791,202 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 787,311 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 783,420 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 779,529 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 775,637 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 771,746 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 767,872 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 763,998 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 760,123 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 756,249 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 752,374 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 882,249 1000 ha | 863,738 1000 ha | 900,761 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 840,976 1000 ha | 822,329 1000 ha | 859,624 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 795,406 1000 ha | 775,637 1000 ha | 818,185 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,060 1000 ha | 752,374 1000 ha | 771,746 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 4 Brazil 476,873 1000 ha compare
- 5 Canada 348,111 1000 ha compare
- 6 United States 281,472 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 139,374 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,058 1000 ha compare
- 9 China 134,550 1000 ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 134,550 1000 ha 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 752,374 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 900,761 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 752,374 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.