Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.63 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1.63 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.63 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.69 %, in 1990.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.752 % | 0.69 % | 0.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.924 % | 0.83 % | 1.02 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 % | 1.05 % | 1.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 % | 1.45 % | 1.63 % | 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 — share in forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.63 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 % in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.