Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.0056 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.0159 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th 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 (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0064 sq. km per person | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 13 Bhutan 0.0347 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 0.0344 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.0315 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Belize 0.0302 sq. km per person compare
- 17 New Caledonia 0.0289 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Sweden 0.0266 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Palau 0.0235 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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)
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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.