Forest area (sq. km) in Other small states
Other small states: Forest area (sq. km) was 82,295 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Other small states, 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 Other small states is 82,295 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Other small states peaked at 82,295 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47,247 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Other small states 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,247 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 47,373 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 69,623 sq. km | +47.0% |
| 1993 | 69,781 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69,939 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 70,098 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 70,256 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 70,414 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 70,572 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 70,730 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 70,889 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 71,077 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 71,266 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71,454 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71,642 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71,831 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79,486 sq. km | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 79,875 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80,264 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80,654 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81,043 sq. km | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81,230 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81,417 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81,604 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81,791 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81,978 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81,995 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82,190 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82,205 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82,222 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82,240 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82,258 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82,276 sq. km | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82,295 sq. km | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area (sq. km) in Other small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +47.0% | 47,373 sq. km | 69,623 sq. km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,603 sq. km | 47,247 sq. km | 70,730 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,844 sq. km | 70,889 sq. km | 80,654 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,768 sq. km | 81,043 sq. km | 82,222 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,267 sq. km | 82,240 sq. km | 82,295 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More agriculture & rural data for Other small states
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4482 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 44.8% (2025)
- Rural population 5.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3101 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Other small states?
- Forest area in Other small states was 82,295 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 82,295 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,247 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Other small states rank for forest area?
- Other small states ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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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About this data
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.