What is forest area in Low income?

Forest area in Low income was 2.92 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 Low income?

The highest recorded value was 3.16 million sq. km in 1993.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Low income?

The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million sq. km in 2011.

Is forest area rising or falling in Low income?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Low income 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.

Forest area in Low income

Name: Forest area in Low income
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Low income: Forest area was 2.92 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.92 million sq. km

Change on year

down 0.7%

All-time high

3.16 million sq. km

in 1993

All-time low

2.89 million sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Low income, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest area in Low income is 2.92 million sq. km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Low income peaked at 3.16 million sq. km in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.89 million sq. km, in 2011.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3.07 million sq. km	2.97 million sq. km	3.16 million sq. km	10
2000s	2.99 million sq. km	2.92 million sq. km	3.05 million sq. km	10
2010s	3.04 million sq. km	2.89 million sq. km	3.14 million sq. km	10
2020s	2.95 million sq. km	2.92 million sq. km	2.98 million sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Low income

Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
Rural population 64.8% (2025)
Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 61.66 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,345 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 82.91 million metric tons (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 14.28 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Low income?: Forest area in Low income was 2.92 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 Low income?: The highest recorded value was 3.16 million sq. km in 1993.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million sq. km in 2011.
Is forest area rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Low income 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

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.