Forestland — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forestland — Area was 471,467 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 471,467 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 561,435 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 471,467 1000 ha, in 2025.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 561,435 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 558,575 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 559,901 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 557,087 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 554,273 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 551,460 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 548,646 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 545,832 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 543,018 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 540,204 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 537,390 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 534,656 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 531,922 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 529,188 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 526,454 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 523,720 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 520,986 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 518,252 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 515,518 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 512,784 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 510,050 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 506,793 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 503,535 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 500,278 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 497,020 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 493,763 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 491,389 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 489,015 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 486,640 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 484,266 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 481,892 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 479,807 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 477,722 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 475,637 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 473,552 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 471,467 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 552,043 1000 ha | 540,204 1000 ha | 561,435 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 525,087 1000 ha | 512,784 1000 ha | 537,390 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 496,275 1000 ha | 484,266 1000 ha | 510,050 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 476,680 1000 ha | 471,467 1000 ha | 481,892 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 8 Australia 133,562 1000 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 22,806 1000 ha compare
- 11 Peru 67,160 1000 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 14,790 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,036 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 66,266 1000 ha compare
- 13 Angola 63,262 1000 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 14 Colombia 59,457 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,403 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Forestland — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 471,467 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 561,435 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 471,467 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forestland — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. 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).