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Forest area — Upper-middle-income countries

Forest area in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 12,520,328 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.2%.

2023 12.52M km² −0.08% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 13.33M km²1992
Period minimum 12.52M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Upper-middle-income countries, 1990–202312.5M12.75M13M13.25M13.5M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 13,206,553 km²1991: 13,157,597 km²1992: 13,334,655 km²1993: 13,285,727 km²1994: 13,236,798 km²1995: 13,187,870 km²1996: 13,138,941 km²1997: 13,090,013 km²1998: 13,041,084 km²1999: 12,992,156 km²2000: 12,943,227 km²2001: 12,913,931 km²2002: 12,884,635 km²2003: 12,855,339 km²2004: 12,826,043 km²2005: 12,796,747 km²2006: 12,801,035 km²2007: 12,772,193 km²2008: 12,743,351 km²2009: 12,714,509 km²2010: 12,685,667 km²2011: 12,670,346 km²2012: 12,655,025 km²2013: 12,639,705 km²2014: 12,624,384 km²2015: 12,609,065 km²2016: 12,604,741 km²2017: 12,578,124 km²2018: 12,569,880 km²2019: 12,559,580 km²2020: 12,550,029 km²2021: 12,539,974 km²2022: 12,530,267 km²2023: 12,520,328 km²
Change over the period: −686,225 (−5.2%) Average annual rate: -0.16 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 12.52M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 12.52M −9,938 −0.08%
2022 12.53M −9,708 −0.08%
2021 12.54M −10,055 −0.08%
2020 12.55M −9,551 −0.08%
2019 12.56M −10,300 −0.08%
2018 12.57M −8,244 −0.07%
2017 12.58M −26,618 −0.21%
2016 12.6M −4,324 −0.03%
2015 12.61M −15,319 −0.12%
2014 12.62M −15,321 −0.12%
2013 12.64M −15,321 −0.12%
2012 12.66M −15,321 −0.12%
2011 12.67M −15,321 −0.12%
2010 12.69M −28,842 −0.23%
2009 12.71M −28,842 −0.23%
2008 12.74M −28,842 −0.23%
2007 12.77M −28,842 −0.23%
2006 12.8M +4,288 +0.03%
2005 12.8M −29,296 −0.23%
2004 12.83M −29,296 −0.23%
2003 12.86M −29,296 −0.23%
2002 12.88M −29,296 −0.23%
2001 12.91M −29,296 −0.23%
2000 12.94M −48,928 −0.38%
1999 12.99M −48,928 −0.38%
1998 13.04M −48,928 −0.37%
1997 13.09M −48,928 −0.37%
1996 13.14M −48,928 −0.37%
1995 13.19M −48,928 −0.37%
1994 13.24M −48,928 −0.37%
1993 13.29M −48,928 −0.37%
1992 13.33M +177,058 +1.35%
1991 13.16M −48,956 −0.37%
1990 13.21M — —

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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