Forest area in Low income
Low income: Forest area was 19.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Low income, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Low income stood at 19.9%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Low income peaked at 27.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2023.
That places Low income 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4% | — |
| 1991 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.0% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 36 Jamaica 56.2% compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 56.1% compare
- 38 Peru 56.1% compare
- 39 Latvia 55.0% compare
- 40 Belize 54.5% compare
- 41 Democratic Republic of Congo 54.2% compare
- 42 Northern Mariana Islands 53.0% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Low income?
- Forest area in Low income was 19.9% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for forest area?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.