Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 766,192 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 766,192 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 907,821 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 766,192 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 889,829 1000 ha | 871,838 1000 ha | 907,821 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 849,993 1000 ha | 832,146 1000 ha | 867,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 806,726 1000 ha | 788,193 1000 ha | 828,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 775,377 1000 ha | 766,192 1000 ha | 784,562 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 5 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia 133,562 1000 ha compare
- 10 Indonesia 95,969 1000 ha compare
- 11 India 72,739 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 66,146 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 4,001 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 828,964 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 874,589 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -45,626 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 770,193 1000 ha (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 378.05 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34.52 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.23 billion t (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 3.26 million ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 766,192 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 907,821 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 766,192 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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).