Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0076 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend is 0.0076 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.0094 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.008 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3234 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.88 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Late-demographic dividend was 0.0076 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.