West Bank and Gaza - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in West Bank and Gaza was 101.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.40 in 2020 and a minimum value of 90.80 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 90.80
1991 90.80
1992 90.80
1993 90.80
1994 90.80
1995 90.80
1996 90.80
1997 90.80
1998 90.80
1999 90.80
2000 90.80
2001 91.00
2002 91.20
2003 91.30
2004 91.50
2005 91.70
2006 91.70
2007 91.70
2008 91.70
2009 91.70
2010 99.50
2011 91.70
2012 91.70
2013 91.70
2014 91.70
2015 101.40
2016 101.40
2017 101.40
2018 101.40
2019 101.40
2020 101.40

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in West Bank and Gaza was 1.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 1.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.51 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 1.51
1991 1.51
1992 1.51
1993 1.51
1994 1.51
1995 1.51
1996 1.51
1997 1.51
1998 1.51
1999 1.51
2000 1.51
2001 1.51
2002 1.51
2003 1.52
2004 1.52
2005 1.52
2006 1.52
2007 1.52
2008 1.52
2009 1.52
2010 1.65
2011 1.52
2012 1.52
2013 1.52
2014 1.52
2015 1.68
2016 1.68
2017 1.68
2018 1.68
2019 1.68
2020 1.68

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use