Forest area (sq. km), per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0084 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in OECD members, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0084 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0102 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 sq. km per person, in 2023.
OECD members ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in OECD members?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in OECD members was 0.0084 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does OECD members rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.