Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 554,231 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 554,231 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 676,420 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 554,231 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 661,796 1000 ha | 647,172 1000 ha | 676,420 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 628,333 1000 ha | 612,744 1000 ha | 643,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 590,390 1000 ha | 573,852 1000 ha | 609,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,400 1000 ha | 554,231 1000 ha | 570,569 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 43,859 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 3,463 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 10,792 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 678,495 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 557,694 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 667,703 kt (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 33.99 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 3.21 million ha (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.15 billion t (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 183.09 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 554,231 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 676,420 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 554,231 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).