World - Forest area
Forest area (sq. km)
The value for Forest area (sq. km) in World was 39,958,240 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,282,700 in 1990 and a minimum value of 39,958,240 in 2016.
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 | 41,282,700 |
| 1991 | 41,210,030 |
| 1992 | 41,137,360 |
| 1993 | 41,064,690 |
| 1994 | 40,992,020 |
| 1995 | 40,919,360 |
| 1996 | 40,846,690 |
| 1997 | 40,774,020 |
| 1998 | 40,701,360 |
| 1999 | 40,628,690 |
| 2000 | 40,556,020 |
| 2001 | 40,510,300 |
| 2002 | 40,464,580 |
| 2003 | 40,418,860 |
| 2004 | 40,373,140 |
| 2005 | 40,327,430 |
| 2006 | 40,293,290 |
| 2007 | 40,259,150 |
| 2008 | 40,225,010 |
| 2009 | 40,190,870 |
| 2010 | 40,156,730 |
| 2011 | 40,123,640 |
| 2012 | 40,090,560 |
| 2013 | 40,057,480 |
| 2014 | 40,024,400 |
| 2015 | 39,991,320 |
| 2016 | 39,958,240 |
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area) in World was 30.72 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 31.62 in 1990, while its lowest value was 30.72 in 2016.
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 | 31.62 |
| 1991 | 31.57 |
| 1992 | 31.62 |
| 1993 | 31.57 |
| 1994 | 31.51 |
| 1995 | 31.46 |
| 1996 | 31.40 |
| 1997 | 31.33 |
| 1998 | 31.28 |
| 1999 | 31.22 |
| 2000 | 31.17 |
| 2001 | 31.14 |
| 2002 | 31.10 |
| 2003 | 31.07 |
| 2004 | 31.03 |
| 2005 | 31.00 |
| 2006 | 30.97 |
| 2007 | 30.95 |
| 2008 | 30.92 |
| 2009 | 30.90 |
| 2010 | 30.87 |
| 2011 | 30.84 |
| 2012 | 30.82 |
| 2013 | 30.79 |
| 2014 | 30.77 |
| 2015 | 30.74 |
| 2016 | 30.72 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
