IBRD only - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in IBRD only was 24,110,890 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,032,090 in 1990 and a minimum value of 24,110,890 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.

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Year Value
1990 25,032,090
1991 24,982,800
1992 24,932,140
1993 24,882,960
1994 24,833,790
1995 24,784,610
1996 24,735,430
1997 24,686,260
1998 24,637,080
1999 24,587,910
2000 24,538,570
2001 24,511,590
2002 24,484,460
2003 24,457,320
2004 24,430,180
2005 24,403,040
2006 24,378,470
2007 24,351,790
2008 24,325,100
2009 24,298,420
2010 24,271,740
2011 24,253,670
2012 24,235,610
2013 24,217,540
2014 24,199,480
2015 24,181,410
2016 24,176,880
2017 24,147,930
2018 24,136,300
2019 24,123,030
2020 24,110,890

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in IBRD only was 33.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 35.22 in 1990, while its lowest value was 33.93 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 35.22
1991 35.16
1992 35.08
1993 35.02
1994 34.95
1995 34.88
1996 34.81
1997 34.74
1998 34.69
1999 34.61
2000 34.56
2001 34.52
2002 34.48
2003 34.44
2004 34.40
2005 34.37
2006 34.33
2007 34.30
2008 34.26
2009 34.22
2010 34.18
2011 34.16
2012 34.13
2013 34.11
2014 34.08
2015 34.06
2016 34.02
2017 33.98
2018 33.96
2019 33.94
2020 33.93

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use