Planted Forest — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Planted Forest — Area was 11,491 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 11,491 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 11,491 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,884 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,884 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,929 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 7,511 1000 ha | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 7,592 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 7,674 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7,755 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7,836 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7,917 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7,999 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 8,080 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8,161 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8,293 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8,425 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8,557 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8,689 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8,820 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8,952 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9,084 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9,216 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9,348 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9,480 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 9,626 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9,772 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9,919 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 10,065 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10,212 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 10,330 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10,449 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,568 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,687 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,806 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10,942 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 11,080 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11,217 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 11,354 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 11,491 1000 ha | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Planted Forest — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +26.7% | 5,929 1000 ha | 7,511 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,418 1000 ha | 5,884 1000 ha | 8,080 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,754 1000 ha | 8,161 1000 ha | 9,348 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,111 1000 ha | 9,480 1000 ha | 10,687 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,148 1000 ha | 10,806 1000 ha | 11,491 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Arable land — Area 201,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 10.11 g/Int$ (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Planted forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 11,491 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,491 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,884 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for planted forest — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.