What is forest area in Low income?

Forest area in Low income was 2.92 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Low income?

The highest recorded value was 3.16 million sq. km in 1993.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Low income?

The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million sq. km in 2011.

How does Low income rank for forest area?

Low income ranks 31st out of 48 groups with data for 2023.

Is forest area rising or falling in Low income?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Low income data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Low income

Name: Forest area in Low income
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Low income: Forest area was 2.92 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.92 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.7%

Rank

31st

of 48 groups

All-time high

3.16 million sq. km

in 1993

All-time low

2.89 million sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Low income, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest area in Low income is 2.92 million sq. km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Low income peaked at 3.16 million sq. km in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.89 million sq. km, in 2011.

That places Low income 31st out of 48 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3.07 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	3.16 million sq. km	10
2000s	2.99 million sq. km	2.92 million sq. km	3.05 million sq. km	10
2010s	3.04 million sq. km	2.89 million sq. km	3.14 million sq. km	10
2020s	2.95 million sq. km	2.92 million sq. km	2.98 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Low income

28 Congo 219,010 sq. km compare
29 Nigeria 211,370 sq. km compare
30 Cameroon 201,725 sq. km compare
31 Thailand 197,650 sq. km compare
32 Malaysia 189,636 sq. km compare
33 Spain 185,850 sq. km compare
34 Chile 185,794 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Low income

Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
Rural population 64.8% (2025)
Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Cereal yield 1,345 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 82.91 million metric tons (2024)
Land under cereal production 61.66 million hectares (2024)
Permanent cropland 0.9% (2023)

All data for Low income →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Low income?: Forest area in Low income was 2.92 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Low income?: The highest recorded value was 3.16 million sq. km in 1993.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million sq. km in 2011.
How does Low income rank for forest area?: Low income ranks 31st out of 48 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Low income data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.