What is forest area in Small states?

Forest area in Small states was 483,073 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Small states?

The highest recorded value was 485,362 sq. km in 2010.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 453,149 sq. km in 1990.

Is forest area rising or falling in Small states?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Small states 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 Small states

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

Small states: Forest area was 483,073 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

483,073 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.1%

All-time high

485,362 sq. km

in 2010

All-time low

453,149 sq. km

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Small states, 1990–2023

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

Analysis

Small states recorded 483,073 sq. km for forest area in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Small states peaked at 485,362 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 453,149 sq. km, in 1990.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	471,754 sq. km	453,149 sq. km	476,302 sq. km	10
2000s	479,726 sq. km	476,233 sq. km	485,075 sq. km	10
2010s	484,851 sq. km	484,100 sq. km	485,362 sq. km	10
2020s	483,458 sq. km	483,073 sq. km	483,844 sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Small states

Agricultural raw materials exports 2.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Rural population 47.9% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 42,973 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 2,444 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 105,022 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Small states?: Forest area in Small states was 483,073 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Small states?: The highest recorded value was 485,362 sq. km in 2010.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 453,149 sq. km in 1990.
Is forest area rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Small states 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.