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 35 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.
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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 638,884 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.65 % (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 35 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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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.