Forest area (sq. km) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Forest area (sq. km) was 12.98 million sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Upper middle income, 1992–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 12.98 million sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Upper middle income peaked at 13.72 million sq. km in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.98 million sq. km, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.72 million sq. km | — |
| 1993 | 13.68 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.63 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 13.58 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.54 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 13.49 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 13.45 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 13.40 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.35 million sq. km | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 13.33 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.30 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.27 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.25 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.22 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.23 million sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.20 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.18 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.15 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.12 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.11 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.10 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.08 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.07 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.06 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.06 million sq. km | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.03 million sq. km | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.03 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.02 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.01 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.00 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.99 million sq. km | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.98 million sq. km | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.56 million sq. km | 13.40 million sq. km | 13.72 million sq. km | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.25 million sq. km | 13.15 million sq. km | 13.35 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.07 million sq. km | 13.02 million sq. km | 13.12 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.00 million sq. km | 12.98 million sq. km | 13.01 million sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (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)
- Rural population 31.8% (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 6.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Upper middle income?
- Forest area in Upper middle income was 12.98 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.72 million sq. km in 1992.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.98 million sq. km in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for forest area?
- Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle 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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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.