Primary Forest — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Primary Forest — Area was 137,661 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 137,661 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 158,416 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 137,661 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 156,172 1000 ha | 153,346 1000 ha | 158,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 149,596 1000 ha | 146,516 1000 ha | 152,675 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,170 1000 ha | 139,697 1000 ha | 145,832 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,504 1000 ha | 137,661 1000 ha | 139,346 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 10 Melanesia 21,424 1000 ha compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 19,444 1000 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 17,092 1000 ha compare
- 13 Australia 15,092 1000 ha compare
- 14 China 12,953 1000 ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 12,953 1000 ha compare
- 16 Congo 12,931 1000 ha compare
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 primary forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Primary forest — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 137,661 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 158,416 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,661 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for primary forest — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Primary 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.