Pacific island small states - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Pacific island small states was 43,933 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,933 in 2020 and a minimum value of 42,292 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 42,292
1991 42,309
1992 42,366
1993 42,422
1994 42,478
1995 42,535
1996 42,591
1997 42,647
1998 42,704
1999 42,760
2000 42,817
2001 42,872
2002 42,928
2003 42,984
2004 43,040
2005 43,096
2006 43,152
2007 43,208
2008 43,264
2009 43,319
2010 43,375
2011 43,431
2012 43,487
2013 43,543
2014 43,598
2015 43,654
2016 43,710
2017 43,766
2018 43,822
2019 43,877
2020 43,933

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Pacific island small states was 68.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 68.45 in 2020, while its lowest value was 65.45 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 65.45
1991 65.90
1992 65.99
1993 66.08
1994 66.17
1995 66.25
1996 66.34
1997 66.43
1998 66.52
1999 66.60
2000 66.69
2001 66.78
2002 66.87
2003 66.95
2004 67.04
2005 67.13
2006 67.21
2007 67.30
2008 67.39
2009 67.48
2010 67.56
2011 67.65
2012 67.74
2013 67.82
2014 67.91
2015 68.00
2016 68.08
2017 68.17
2018 68.26
2019 68.37
2020 68.45

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use