Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low income
Low income: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.004 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low income, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.004 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low income peaked at 0.0104 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.004 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Low income ranks 27th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 0.0104 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0079 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 24 Laos 0.0215 sq. km per person compare
- 25 Zambia 0.0214 sq. km per person compare
- 26 Peru 0.0212 sq. km per person compare
- 27 New Zealand 0.0191 sq. km per person compare
- 28 Latvia 0.0182 sq. km per person compare
- 29 Estonia 0.0178 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Angola 0.0177 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low income?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Low income was 0.004 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0104 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Low income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.