Forest area in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Forest area was 10.07 million sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 10.07 million sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.07 million sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.57 million sq. km, in 1990.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.81 million sq. km | 9.57 million sq. km | 9.90 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.95 million sq. km | 9.91 million sq. km | 9.98 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.04 million sq. km | 9.99 million sq. km | 10.06 million sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.07 million sq. km | 10.06 million sq. km | 10.07 million sq. km | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
- Land under cereal production 106.44 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 6,371 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 678.10 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Post-demographic dividend?
- Forest area in Post-demographic dividend was 10.07 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 million sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.57 million sq. km in 1990.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.