Forest area in Other small states
Other small states: Forest area was 29.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Other small states, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Other small states stood at 29.9%.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Other small states peaked at 30.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1990.
Other small states ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.8% | — |
| 1991 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 20.8% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 27.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 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
- 27 Costa Rica 60.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Other small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.4482 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 44.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 514.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Other small states?
- Forest area in Other small states was 29.9% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1990.
- How does Other small states rank for forest area?
- Other small states ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.