Small states - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Small states was 991,119 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,054,995 in 1990 and a minimum value of 991,119 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 1,054,995
1991 1,052,735
1992 1,050,578
1993 1,048,389
1994 1,046,200
1995 1,044,012
1996 1,041,823
1997 1,039,634
1998 1,037,445
1999 1,035,256
2000 1,033,068
2001 1,031,022
2002 1,028,976
2003 1,026,931
2004 1,024,885
2005 1,022,840
2006 1,022,000
2007 1,020,156
2008 1,018,311
2009 1,016,466
2010 1,014,622
2011 1,012,330
2012 1,010,038
2013 1,007,747
2014 1,005,455
2015 1,003,163
2016 1,000,716
2017 998,488
2018 996,030
2019 993,574
2020 991,119

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Small states was 39.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 42.04 in 1990, while its lowest value was 39.62 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 42.04
1991 41.97
1992 41.88
1993 41.80
1994 41.82
1995 41.74
1996 41.65
1997 41.56
1998 41.47
1999 41.39
2000 41.30
2001 41.22
2002 41.14
2003 41.05
2004 41.00
2005 40.92
2006 40.88
2007 40.81
2008 40.74
2009 40.66
2010 40.59
2011 40.50
2012 40.41
2013 40.30
2014 40.21
2015 40.11
2016 40.02
2017 39.93
2018 39.82
2019 39.72
2020 39.62

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use