Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Forest area was 26.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 26.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 35.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2023.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.2% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 33.6% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 32.6% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 30.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 27.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 26.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for forest area?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.