Planted Forest — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Planted Forest — Area was 9,058 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 9,058 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 9,058 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,682 1000 ha, in 1990.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,682 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,746 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4,811 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4,875 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4,939 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5,003 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5,068 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5,132 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 5,196 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5,260 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5,325 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 5,430 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5,536 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,641 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5,747 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5,852 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,958 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6,063 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6,169 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6,274 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6,380 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6,596 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 6,812 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7,028 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 7,244 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 7,460 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 7,618 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 7,775 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7,933 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8,090 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8,248 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8,410 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 8,572 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 8,734 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 8,896 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 9,058 1000 ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,971 1000 ha | 4,682 1000 ha | 5,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,799 1000 ha | 5,325 1000 ha | 6,274 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,294 1000 ha | 6,380 1000 ha | 8,090 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,653 1000 ha | 8,248 1000 ha | 9,058 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Planted forest — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 9,058 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,058 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,682 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for planted forest — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.