Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0032 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 0.0032 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0054 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Low & middle income ranks 32nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0051 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0054 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0032 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 29 Estonia 0.0178 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Angola 0.0177 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Venezuela 0.0163 sq. km per person compare
- 32 Vanuatu 0.0138 sq. km per person compare
- 33 Liberia 0.0137 sq. km per person compare
- 34 Montenegro 0.0133 sq. km per person compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0.0131 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low & middle income was 0.0032 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.