Forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0048 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only is 0.0048 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.0069 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 sq. km per person, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 18 Sweden 0.0266 sq. km per person compare
- 19 Palau 0.0235 sq. km per person compare
- 20 Brazil 0.0233 sq. km per person compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.0223 sq. km per person compare
- 22 Norway 0.0221 sq. km per person compare
- 23 Namibia 0.0217 sq. km per person compare
- 24 Laos 0.0215 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4135 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2241 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in IBRD only was 0.0048 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.