Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Small states
Small states: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0241 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Small states, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Small states recorded 0.0241 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Small states peaked at 0.0323 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Small states ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.029 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 0.0303 sq. km per person | 0.0323 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 0.0279 sq. km per person | 0.0302 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0264 sq. km per person | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.0241 sq. km per person | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More agriculture & rural data for Small states
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.479 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Small states?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Small states was 0.0241 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Small states rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Small states ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.