Net Forest conversion — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Net Forest conversion — Area was 4,001 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 4,001 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 5,482 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,001 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,213 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,231 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,482 1000 ha | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 5,482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,482 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,006 1000 ha | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 4,006 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,006 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,006 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,006 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,001 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,001 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,001 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,001 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4,001 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,213 1000 ha | 4,213 1000 ha | 4,213 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,229 1000 ha | 4,213 1000 ha | 4,231 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,767 1000 ha | 4,006 1000 ha | 5,482 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,002 1000 ha | 4,001 1000 ha | 4,006 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 2 OECD 757.39 1000 ha compare
- 3 Angola 510.03 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 462.87 1000 ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 469 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 285.2 1000 ha compare
- 5 Myanmar 320.77 1000 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 244.05 1000 ha compare
- 6 Cambodia 315.9 1000 ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.67 1000 ha compare
- 7 Peru 305.58 1000 ha compare
- 8 Mozambique 269.03 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 60.11 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Net forest conversion — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 4,001 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,482 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,001 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).