Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.0069 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.005 sq. km per person, in 2002.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.005 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.006 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.0069 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.0069 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0025 sq. km per person, 2.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More agriculture & rural data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.352 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6567 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7371 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 sq. km per person in 2002.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.