Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0042 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income stood at 0.0042 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0059 sq. km per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Upper middle income 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 22 Norway 0.0221 sq. km per person compare
- 23 Namibia 0.0217 sq. km per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Upper middle income was 0.0042 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper 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.