Primary Forest — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Primary Forest — Area was 189,843 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 189,843 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 223,208 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 189,843 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 219,029 1000 ha | 214,850 1000 ha | 223,208 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,108 1000 ha | 204,294 1000 ha | 213,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,891 1000 ha | 193,968 1000 ha | 203,224 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,587 1000 ha | 189,843 1000 ha | 193,332 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.26 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 893,088 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Primary forest — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 189,843 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 223,208 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,843 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for primary forest — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.