Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Forest area
Forest area (sq. km)
The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 5,257,492 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,950,079 in 1990 and a minimum value of 5,257,492 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,950,079 |
| 1991 | 5,921,431 |
| 1992 | 5,892,024 |
| 1993 | 5,846,786 |
| 1994 | 5,817,759 |
| 1995 | 5,788,731 |
| 1996 | 5,759,704 |
| 1997 | 5,730,677 |
| 1998 | 5,701,649 |
| 1999 | 5,672,622 |
| 2000 | 5,861,856 |
| 2001 | 5,617,668 |
| 2002 | 5,591,742 |
| 2003 | 5,565,816 |
| 2004 | 5,539,889 |
| 2005 | 5,513,963 |
| 2006 | 5,488,037 |
| 2007 | 5,462,111 |
| 2008 | 5,436,184 |
| 2009 | 5,410,258 |
| 2010 | 5,585,143 |
| 2011 | 5,553,224 |
| 2012 | 5,521,305 |
| 2013 | 5,489,386 |
| 2014 | 5,457,466 |
| 2015 | 5,425,547 |
| 2016 | 5,391,095 |
| 2017 | 5,357,639 |
| 2018 | 5,324,414 |
| 2019 | 5,290,657 |
| 2020 | 5,257,492 |
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 27.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 34.04 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.16 in 2020.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.04 |
| 1991 | 33.88 |
| 1992 | 33.71 |
| 1993 | 33.65 |
| 1994 | 33.48 |
| 1995 | 33.31 |
| 1996 | 33.14 |
| 1997 | 32.98 |
| 1998 | 32.81 |
| 1999 | 32.64 |
| 2000 | 29.52 |
| 2001 | 32.33 |
| 2002 | 32.18 |
| 2003 | 32.03 |
| 2004 | 31.64 |
| 2005 | 31.50 |
| 2006 | 31.35 |
| 2007 | 31.20 |
| 2008 | 31.05 |
| 2009 | 30.90 |
| 2010 | 27.94 |
| 2011 | 28.69 |
| 2012 | 28.52 |
| 2013 | 28.36 |
| 2014 | 28.19 |
| 2015 | 28.03 |
| 2016 | 27.85 |
| 2017 | 27.68 |
| 2018 | 27.51 |
| 2019 | 27.33 |
| 2020 | 27.16 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
