Forest area — all countries

Forest area — Middle East & North Africa

Forest area in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 279,185 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.7%.

2023 279,185 km² −0.02% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 281,317 km²2010
Period minimum 265,724 km²2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Middle East & North Africa, 1990–2023265,000270,000275,000280,000285,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 266,663 km²1991: 266,570 km²1992: 266,476 km²1993: 266,382 km²1994: 266,288 km²1995: 266,194 km²1996: 266,100 km²1997: 266,006 km²1998: 265,912 km²1999: 265,818 km²2000: 265,724 km²2001: 267,283 km²2002: 268,843 km²2003: 270,402 km²2004: 271,961 km²2005: 273,520 km²2006: 275,080 km²2007: 276,639 km²2008: 278,198 km²2009: 279,758 km²2010: 281,317 km²2011: 281,160 km²2012: 281,004 km²2013: 280,847 km²2014: 280,690 km²2015: 280,534 km²2016: 279,877 km²2017: 279,792 km²2018: 279,530 km²2019: 279,493 km²2020: 279,396 km²2021: 279,339 km²2022: 279,251 km²2023: 279,185 km²
Change over the period: +12,521 (+4.7%) Average annual rate: 0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 279,185 km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 279,185 −67 −0.02%
2022 279,251 −88 −0.03%
2021 279,339 −57 −0.02%
2020 279,396 −97 −0.03%
2019 279,493 −37 −0.01%
2018 279,530 −262 −0.09%
2017 279,792 −84 −0.03%
2016 279,877 −657 −0.23%
2015 280,534 −157 −0.06%
2014 280,690 −157 −0.06%
2013 280,847 −157 −0.06%
2012 281,004 −157 −0.06%
2011 281,160 −157 −0.06%
2010 281,317 +1,559 +0.56%
2009 279,758 +1,559 +0.56%
2008 278,198 +1,559 +0.56%
2007 276,639 +1,559 +0.57%
2006 275,080 +1,559 +0.57%
2005 273,520 +1,559 +0.57%
2004 271,961 +1,559 +0.58%
2003 270,402 +1,559 +0.58%
2002 268,843 +1,559 +0.58%
2001 267,283 +1,559 +0.59%
2000 265,724 −94 −0.04%
1999 265,818 −94 −0.04%
1998 265,912 −94 −0.04%
1997 266,006 −94 −0.04%
1996 266,100 −94 −0.04%
1995 266,194 −94 −0.04%
1994 266,288 −94 −0.04%
1993 266,382 −94 −0.04%
1992 266,476 −94 −0.04%
1991 266,570 −94 −0.04%
1990 266,663 — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.