IDA total - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in IDA total was 6,400,897 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,131,804 in 1991 and a minimum value of 6,400,897 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 7,116,617
1991 7,131,804
1992 7,096,816
1993 7,047,492
1994 7,014,377
1995 6,981,263
1996 6,948,148
1997 6,915,034
1998 6,881,920
1999 6,848,805
2000 7,107,422
2001 6,785,510
2002 6,755,330
2003 6,725,150
2004 6,694,969
2005 6,664,789
2006 6,634,609
2007 6,604,428
2008 6,574,248
2009 6,544,068
2010 6,786,269
2011 6,747,409
2012 6,708,549
2013 6,669,689
2014 6,630,828
2015 6,591,968
2016 6,553,172
2017 6,515,555
2018 6,477,875
2019 6,439,188
2020 6,400,897

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in IDA total was 25.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 31.73 in 1991, while its lowest value was 25.61 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 31.66
1991 31.73
1992 31.58
1993 31.50
1994 31.36
1995 31.21
1996 31.07
1997 30.92
1998 30.77
1999 30.62
2000 28.32
2001 30.34
2002 30.20
2003 30.07
2004 29.76
2005 29.63
2006 29.49
2007 29.36
2008 29.23
2009 29.09
2010 26.88
2011 27.02
2012 26.86
2013 26.70
2014 26.55
2015 26.38
2016 26.22
2017 26.07
2018 25.92
2019 25.77
2020 25.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use