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 30th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.69 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.71 % | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.72 % | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.73 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.74 % | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.76 % | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.77 % | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.79 % | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8 % | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.81 % | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.83 % | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.85 % | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.87 % | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.89 % | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.91 % | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.93 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.96 % | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.98 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1 % | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 % | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 % | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.13 % | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.18 % | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.22 % | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.31 % | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.34 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.37 % | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.41 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.45 % | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.48 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.52 % | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.56 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6 % | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.63 % | +1.9% |
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)
- 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 — 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 30th out of 32 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.