Forest area in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Forest area was 22.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Early-demographic dividend stood at 22.6%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 26.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2023.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.3% | — |
| 1991 | 26.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 37 Puerto Rico 56.1% compare
- 38 Peru 56.1% compare
- 39 Latvia 55.0% compare
- 40 Belize 54.5% compare
- 41 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 54.2% compare
- 42 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% compare
- 43 Colombia 52.8% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.5233 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 490.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Early-demographic dividend?
- Forest area in Early-demographic dividend was 22.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2023.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for forest area?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.