Forest area in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Forest area was 30.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 30.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Lower middle income peaked at 35.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2023.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.7% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.2% | 30.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 20 Congo 64.1% compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 64.1% compare
- 22 Dominica 63.8% compare
- 23 Fiji 63.5% compare
- 24 Timor-Leste 61.7% compare
- 25 Montenegro 61.5% compare
- 26 Slovenia 61.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Lower middle income?
- Forest area in Lower middle income was 30.2% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for forest area?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.