Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.009 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 0.009 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 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.01 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.009 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Post-demographic dividend 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.009 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 8 Central African Republic 0.0431 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1876 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0912 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 0.009 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.