Micronesia - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Micronesia was 644.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 644.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 636.08 in 1991.

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 640.00
1991 636.08
1992 636.36
1993 636.64
1994 636.92
1995 637.20
1996 637.48
1997 637.76
1998 638.04
1999 638.32
2000 638.60
2001 638.87
2002 639.14
2003 639.41
2004 639.68
2005 639.95
2006 640.22
2007 640.49
2008 640.76
2009 641.03
2010 641.30
2011 641.58
2012 641.86
2013 642.14
2014 642.42
2015 642.70
2016 643.00
2017 643.30
2018 643.60
2019 643.90
2020 644.20

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Micronesia was 92.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 92.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 90.87 in 1991.

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
1991 90.87
1992 90.91
1993 90.95
1994 90.99
1995 91.03
1996 91.07
1997 91.11
1998 91.15
1999 91.19
2000 91.23
2001 91.27
2002 91.31
2003 91.34
2004 91.38
2005 91.42
2006 91.46
2007 91.50
2008 91.54
2009 91.58
2010 91.61
2011 91.65
2012 91.69
2013 91.73
2014 91.77
2015 91.81
2016 91.86
2017 91.90
2018 91.94
2019 91.99
2020 92.03

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use