Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in World
World: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 56.5% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in World, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in World is 56.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in World peaked at 56.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 1990.
That places World 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 52.7% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 55.7% | 56.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Standard Deviation 0.208 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 241.28 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 431.35 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1.50 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 68.53 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 76.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 71.11 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 77.03 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in World?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in World was 56.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 1990.
- How does World rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- World ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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