Forest area in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Forest area was 31.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in IDA & IBRD total, 1992–2023
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 IDA & IBRD total is 31.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 34.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2023.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.5% | — |
| 1993 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 34.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 33.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.6% | 31.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 15 Bhutan 71.6% compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 69.5% compare
- 18 Sweden 68.7% compare
- 19 Japan 68.4% compare
- 20 Congo 64.1% compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 64.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Rural population, per capita 0.4632 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in IDA & IBRD total?
- Forest area in IDA & IBRD total was 31.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for forest area?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.