High income - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in High income was 10,214,760 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,214,760 in 2020 and a minimum value of 9,972,798 in 1990.

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.

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Year Value
1990 9,972,798
1991 9,979,508
1992 9,986,732
1993 9,993,530
1994 10,000,510
1995 10,007,480
1996 10,014,460
1997 10,021,430
1998 10,028,410
1999 10,035,380
2000 10,041,500
2001 10,049,700
2002 10,057,910
2003 10,066,110
2004 10,074,320
2005 10,082,530
2006 10,090,740
2007 10,098,940
2008 10,107,150
2009 10,115,360
2010 10,123,570
2011 10,137,630
2012 10,151,700
2013 10,165,760
2014 10,179,820
2015 10,193,880
2016 10,205,900
2017 10,205,870
2018 10,208,670
2019 10,211,630
2020 10,214,760

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in High income was 29.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 29.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 28.62 in 1990.

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 28.62
1991 28.64
1992 28.66
1993 28.68
1994 28.70
1995 28.72
1996 28.74
1997 28.70
1998 28.72
1999 28.74
2000 28.76
2001 28.79
2002 28.81
2003 28.83
2004 28.86
2005 28.88
2006 28.90
2007 28.93
2008 28.96
2009 28.99
2010 29.01
2011 29.05
2012 29.09
2013 29.13
2014 29.17
2015 29.21
2016 29.24
2017 29.24
2018 29.24
2019 29.25
2020 29.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use