Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Forest area was 5.16 million sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 5.16 million sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 5.85 million sq. km in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.16 million sq. km, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.74 million sq. km | 5.67 million sq. km | 5.85 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.53 million sq. km | 5.41 million sq. km | 5.64 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.40 million sq. km | 5.29 million sq. km | 5.52 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 million sq. km | 5.16 million sq. km | 5.26 million sq. km | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 67.97 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,326 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 90.14 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Forest area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 5.16 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 million sq. km in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 million sq. km in 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.