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Forest area — Low-income countries

Forest area in low-income countries in 2023 — 2,933,663 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.7%.

2023 2.93M km² −0.7% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 3.18M km²1993
Period minimum 2.91M km²2011

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Low-income countries, 1990–20232.9M3M3.1M3.2M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 3,016,303 km²1991: 3,002,079 km²1992: 2,987,855 km²1993: 3,175,432 km²1994: 3,160,447 km²1995: 3,145,461 km²1996: 3,130,476 km²1997: 3,115,490 km²1998: 3,100,505 km²1999: 3,085,520 km²2000: 3,070,534 km²2001: 3,056,163 km²2002: 3,041,792 km²2003: 3,027,421 km²2004: 3,013,049 km²2005: 2,998,678 km²2006: 2,984,307 km²2007: 2,969,936 km²2008: 2,955,565 km²2009: 2,941,193 km²2010: 2,926,822 km²2011: 2,908,373 km²2012: 3,158,820 km²2013: 3,138,628 km²2014: 3,118,436 km²2015: 3,098,245 km²2016: 3,076,974 km²2017: 3,056,521 km²2018: 3,036,482 km²2019: 3,015,711 km²2020: 2,995,338 km²2021: 2,974,699 km²2022: 2,954,236 km²2023: 2,933,663 km²
Change over the period: −82,640 (−2.74%) Average annual rate: -0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 2.93M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.93M −20,573 −0.7%
2022 2.95M −20,463 −0.69%
2021 2.97M −20,639 −0.69%
2020 3M −20,374 −0.68%
2019 3.02M −20,771 −0.68%
2018 3.04M −20,039 −0.66%
2017 3.06M −20,453 −0.66%
2016 3.08M −21,271 −0.69%
2015 3.1M −20,192 −0.65%
2014 3.12M −20,192 −0.64%
2013 3.14M −20,192 −0.64%
2012 3.16M +250,447 +8.61%
2011 2.91M −18,449 −0.63%
2010 2.93M −14,371 −0.49%
2009 2.94M −14,371 −0.49%
2008 2.96M −14,371 −0.48%
2007 2.97M −14,371 −0.48%
2006 2.98M −14,371 −0.48%
2005 3M −14,371 −0.48%
2004 3.01M −14,371 −0.47%
2003 3.03M −14,371 −0.47%
2002 3.04M −14,371 −0.47%
2001 3.06M −14,371 −0.47%
2000 3.07M −14,985 −0.49%
1999 3.09M −14,985 −0.48%
1998 3.1M −14,985 −0.48%
1997 3.12M −14,985 −0.48%
1996 3.13M −14,985 −0.48%
1995 3.15M −14,985 −0.47%
1994 3.16M −14,985 −0.47%
1993 3.18M +187,577 +6.28%
1992 2.99M −14,224 −0.47%
1991 3M −14,224 −0.47%
1990 3.02M — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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