Net Forest conversion — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Net Forest conversion — Area was 2,338 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 2,338 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 3,454 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,338 1000 ha, in 2021.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,947 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,947 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,903 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,454 1000 ha | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 3,454 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,454 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,454 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,454 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,616 1000 ha | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 2,616 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,616 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,616 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,616 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,338 1000 ha | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,947 1000 ha | 2,947 1000 ha | 2,947 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,907 1000 ha | 2,903 1000 ha | 2,947 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,064 1000 ha | 2,616 1000 ha | 3,454 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,385 1000 ha | 2,338 1000 ha | 2,616 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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 net forest conversion — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Net forest conversion — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2,338 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,454 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,338 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).