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Forest area — Lower-middle-income countries

Forest area in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 5,763,555 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.1%.

2023 5.76M km² −0.38% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 6.37M km²1992
Period minimum 5.76M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Lower-middle-income countries, 1990–20235.6M5.8M6M6.2M6.4M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6,272,585 km²1991: 6,255,487 km²1992: 6,372,819 km²1993: 6,355,780 km²1994: 6,338,740 km²1995: 6,321,700 km²1996: 6,304,661 km²1997: 6,287,621 km²1998: 6,270,581 km²1999: 6,253,542 km²2000: 6,236,502 km²2001: 6,217,354 km²2002: 6,198,207 km²2003: 6,179,060 km²2004: 6,159,912 km²2005: 6,140,765 km²2006: 6,121,618 km²2007: 6,102,470 km²2008: 6,083,323 km²2009: 6,064,176 km²2010: 6,045,028 km²2011: 6,023,122 km²2012: 6,001,216 km²2013: 5,979,309 km²2014: 5,957,403 km²2015: 5,935,497 km²2016: 5,915,868 km²2017: 5,894,003 km²2018: 5,872,282 km²2019: 5,850,478 km²2020: 5,828,789 km²2021: 5,807,021 km²2022: 5,785,313 km²2023: 5,763,555 km²
Change over the period: −509,030 (−8.12%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 5.76M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 5.76M −21,758 −0.38%
2022 5.79M −21,708 −0.37%
2021 5.81M −21,768 −0.37%
2020 5.83M −21,689 −0.37%
2019 5.85M −21,804 −0.37%
2018 5.87M −21,721 −0.37%
2017 5.89M −21,864 −0.37%
2016 5.92M −19,629 −0.33%
2015 5.94M −21,906 −0.37%
2014 5.96M −21,906 −0.37%
2013 5.98M −21,906 −0.37%
2012 6M −21,906 −0.36%
2011 6.02M −21,906 −0.36%
2010 6.05M −19,147 −0.32%
2009 6.06M −19,147 −0.31%
2008 6.08M −19,147 −0.31%
2007 6.1M −19,147 −0.31%
2006 6.12M −19,147 −0.31%
2005 6.14M −19,147 −0.31%
2004 6.16M −19,147 −0.31%
2003 6.18M −19,147 −0.31%
2002 6.2M −19,147 −0.31%
2001 6.22M −19,147 −0.31%
2000 6.24M −17,040 −0.27%
1999 6.25M −17,040 −0.27%
1998 6.27M −17,040 −0.27%
1997 6.29M −17,040 −0.27%
1996 6.3M −17,040 −0.27%
1995 6.32M −17,040 −0.27%
1994 6.34M −17,040 −0.27%
1993 6.36M −17,040 −0.27%
1992 6.37M +117,333 +1.88%
1991 6.26M −17,098 −0.27%
1990 6.27M — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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