OECD members - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in OECD members was 11,632,700 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,632,700 in 2020 and a minimum value of 11,487,670 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 11,487,670
1991 11,489,520
1992 11,491,820
1993 11,493,720
1994 11,495,800
1995 11,497,880
1996 11,499,960
1997 11,502,040
1998 11,504,120
1999 11,506,200
2000 11,507,400
2001 11,512,750
2002 11,518,090
2003 11,523,430
2004 11,528,770
2005 11,534,120
2006 11,539,460
2007 11,544,800
2008 11,550,140
2009 11,555,480
2010 11,560,830
2011 11,573,190
2012 11,585,560
2013 11,597,930
2014 11,610,300
2015 11,622,670
2016 11,631,560
2017 11,629,150
2018 11,630,160
2019 11,631,360
2020 11,632,700

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in OECD members was 32.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 32.76 in 2016, while its lowest value was 32.35 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 32.35
1991 32.35
1992 32.36
1993 32.36
1994 32.37
1995 32.37
1996 32.38
1997 32.39
1998 32.39
1999 32.40
2000 32.40
2001 32.42
2002 32.43
2003 32.45
2004 32.46
2005 32.48
2006 32.49
2007 32.51
2008 32.54
2009 32.55
2010 32.56
2011 32.60
2012 32.64
2013 32.67
2014 32.71
2015 32.74
2016 32.76
2017 32.75
2018 32.75
2019 32.75
2020 32.76

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use