Forestland — Area, per capita in World
World: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in World, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0005 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in World?
- Forestland — area, per capita in World was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does World rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.