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 35 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.
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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 3.2 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 16.03 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.80 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 73,248 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 3.19 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 611,868 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.57 % (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 35 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.