Environment in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

1,120 indicators covering environment for Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.25 % 2024 up 108.3% 24th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 23,035 million USD 2024 up 92.5% 3rd
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 19,296 million USD 2024 up 60.0% 4th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 5.42 % 2024 down 14.2% 7th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.0863 2024 up 17.8% 7th
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 6,622 1000 USD 2024 up 20.4% 21st
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 1.02 million TJ 2024 up 10.1% 2nd
Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 1.28 million t 2024 up 782.6% 22nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Production 323,000 t 2024 up 976.7% 16th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 1.02 million TJ 2024 up 10.0% 2nd
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 1.1 % 2021 up 22.2% 12th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 1.13 million 1000 USD 2024 up 183.7% 2nd
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 996 t 2016 down 22.6% 21st
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 520 1000 USD 2016 up 3.0% 21st
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 857 1000 USD 2024 up 1,403.5% 23rd
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 313.92 1000 ha 2024 down 30.6% 7th
Case materials — Production 1.18 million t 2024 up 3,130.0% 22nd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 607 t 2016 down 59.1% 25th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 505 1000 USD 2016 down 56.8% 25th
Pulpwood, round and split (production) — Production 1.25 million m3 2024 up 132.4% 22nd
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 27,889 t 2024 up 7,937.2% 13th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 10,024 1000 USD 2024 up 4,258.3% 12th
Wood residues — Production 874,858 m3 2024 up 38.9% 21st
Buffalo — Stocks 8.68 million An 2023 down 27.6% 2nd
Buffalo — Amount excreted in manure 339.81 million kg 2023 down 27.1% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture 168.90 million kg 2023 down 26.8% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 33.78 million kg 2023 down 26.8% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure left on pasture that leaches 50.67 million kg 2023 down 26.8% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure management 122.82 million kg 2023 down 25.9% 2nd
Buffalo — Losses from manure treated 32.29 million kg 2023 down 23.5% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils 90.53 million kg 2023 down 26.7% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 18.11 million kg 2023 down 26.7% 2nd
Buffalo — Manure applied to soils that leaches 27.16 million kg 2023 down 26.7% 2nd
Wood chips, particles and residues — Production 1.42 million m3 2024 up 34.6% 22nd
Pulpwood, round and split, non-coniferous (production) — Production 793,609 m3 2024 up 127.4% 21st
Freshwater Fish — Import quantity 97 1000 t 2023 up 73.2% 21st
Freshwater Fish — Domestic supply quantity 9,217 1000 t 2023 up 27.4% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Food 9,051 1000 t 2023 up 26.9% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply quantity 7.82 kg/cap 2023 down 0.9% 5th
Buffalo — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 6th
Buffalo — Share in total livestock 1.61 %LSU 2023 down 40.4% 5th
Buffalo — Stocks 5.16 million LSU 2023 down 26.9% 2nd
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 15.79 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 1.1% 5th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 6.67 million million Kcal 2023 up 26.6% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 2.17 g/cap/d 2023 down 1.4% 6th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 917,145 t 2023 up 26.4% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.79 g/cap/d 2023 down 1.2% 5th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 333,580 t 2023 up 26.9% 7th
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,284 t 2016 down 35.0% 22nd
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 698 1000 USD 2016 down 8.0% 22nd
Freshwater Fish — Production 9,391 1000 t 2023 up 28.1% 7th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 271 1000 t 2023 up 77.1% 15th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 43.6% 2025 up 13.8% 7th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 46.6% 2025 up 8.3% 5th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 42.4% 2025 up 11.0% 6th
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 31.8% 2025 up 13.8% 14th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 38,575 m3 2016 up 10,410.9% 16th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 5,167 1000 USD 2016 up 25,735.0% 16th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 255 t 2024 down 74.4% 24th
Wood pellets — Import value 101 1000 USD 2024 down 70.0% 25th