Forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income
High income: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0133 sq. km per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income stood at 0.0133 sq. km per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income peaked at 0.0153 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 sq. km per person, in 1991.
That places High income 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | +79.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +79.3% | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0138 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 sq. km per person | 0.0141 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 sq. km per person | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 6 Russia 0.0567 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Australia 0.0503 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Central African Republic 0.0431 sq. km per person compare
- 9 Bolivia 0.041 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Mongolia 0.0407 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Finland 0.0401 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Congo 0.0354 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1975 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1782 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in High income was 0.0133 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0153 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 sq. km per person in 1991.
- How does High income rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- High income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High income 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.