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Forest area — Middle Africa

Forest area in Middle Africa in 2023 — 2,820,285 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 14.8%.

2023 2.82M km² −0.67% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 3.31M km²1990
Period minimum 2.82M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Middle Africa, 1990–20232.8M3M3.2M3.4M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 3,311,592 km²1991: 3,301,463 km²1992: 3,291,333 km²1993: 3,281,204 km²1994: 3,271,075 km²1995: 3,260,946 km²1996: 3,250,817 km²1997: 3,240,688 km²1998: 3,230,559 km²1999: 3,220,430 km²2000: 3,210,300 km²2001: 3,195,945 km²2002: 3,181,590 km²2003: 3,167,235 km²2004: 3,152,880 km²2005: 3,138,525 km²2006: 3,124,170 km²2007: 3,109,815 km²2008: 3,095,460 km²2009: 3,081,105 km²2010: 3,066,750 km²2011: 3,047,717 km²2012: 3,028,684 km²2013: 3,009,651 km²2014: 2,990,618 km²2015: 2,971,585 km²2016: 2,952,622 km²2017: 2,933,689 km²2018: 2,914,746 km²2019: 2,895,837 km²2020: 2,876,958 km²2021: 2,858,062 km²2022: 2,839,174 km²2023: 2,820,285 km²
Change over the period: −491,307 (−14.84%) Average annual rate: -0.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 2.82M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2.82M −18,889 −0.67%
2022 2.84M −18,888 −0.66%
2021 2.86M −18,896 −0.66%
2020 2.88M −18,879 −0.65%
2019 2.9M −18,909 −0.65%
2018 2.91M −18,943 −0.65%
2017 2.93M −18,933 −0.64%
2016 2.95M −18,963 −0.64%
2015 2.97M −19,033 −0.64%
2014 2.99M −19,033 −0.63%
2013 3.01M −19,033 −0.63%
2012 3.03M −19,033 −0.62%
2011 3.05M −19,033 −0.62%
2010 3.07M −14,355 −0.47%
2009 3.08M −14,355 −0.46%
2008 3.1M −14,355 −0.46%
2007 3.11M −14,355 −0.46%
2006 3.12M −14,355 −0.46%
2005 3.14M −14,355 −0.46%
2004 3.15M −14,355 −0.45%
2003 3.17M −14,355 −0.45%
2002 3.18M −14,355 −0.45%
2001 3.2M −14,355 −0.45%
2000 3.21M −10,129 −0.31%
1999 3.22M −10,129 −0.31%
1998 3.23M −10,129 −0.31%
1997 3.24M −10,129 −0.31%
1996 3.25M −10,129 −0.31%
1995 3.26M −10,129 −0.31%
1994 3.27M −10,129 −0.31%
1993 3.28M −10,129 −0.31%
1992 3.29M −10,129 −0.31%
1991 3.3M −10,129 −0.31%
1990 3.31M — —

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.

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