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Forest area — World

Forest area in the world in 2023 — 40,349,919 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 21.8%.

2023 40.35M km² −0.12% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 41.7M km²1993
Period minimum 33.05M km²1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — World, 1990–202332.5M35M37.5M40M42.5M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 33,126,123 km²1991: 33,049,818 km²1992: 41,527,889 km²1993: 41,699,049 km²1994: 41,622,314 km²1995: 41,545,579 km²1996: 41,468,844 km²1997: 41,392,109 km²1998: 41,315,374 km²1999: 41,238,638 km²2000: 41,169,443 km²2001: 41,119,047 km²2002: 41,068,650 km²2003: 41,018,253 km²2004: 40,967,856 km²2005: 40,917,459 km²2006: 40,900,647 km²2007: 40,850,704 km²2008: 40,800,761 km²2009: 40,750,818 km²2010: 40,700,876 km²2011: 40,657,763 km²2012: 40,883,530 km²2013: 40,838,658 km²2014: 40,793,786 km²2015: 40,748,916 km²2016: 40,716,295 km²2017: 40,647,881 km²2018: 40,599,561 km²2019: 40,548,713 km²2020: 40,499,598 km²2021: 40,449,371 km²2022: 40,399,894 km²2023: 40,349,919 km²
Change over the period: +7.22M (+21.81%) Average annual rate: 0.6 %

Comparison, 2023

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

World 40.35M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 40.35M −49,975 −0.12%
2022 40.4M −49,477 −0.12%
2021 40.45M −50,226 −0.12%
2020 40.5M −49,115 −0.12%
2019 40.55M −50,849 −0.13%
2018 40.6M −48,319 −0.12%
2017 40.65M −68,414 −0.17%
2016 40.72M −32,622 −0.08%
2015 40.75M −44,870 −0.11%
2014 40.79M −44,872 −0.11%
2013 40.84M −44,872 −0.11%
2012 40.88M +225,767 +0.56%
2011 40.66M −43,113 −0.11%
2010 40.7M −49,943 −0.12%
2009 40.75M −49,943 −0.12%
2008 40.8M −49,943 −0.12%
2007 40.85M −49,943 −0.12%
2006 40.9M −16,813 −0.04%
2005 40.92M −50,397 −0.12%
2004 40.97M −50,397 −0.12%
2003 41.02M −50,397 −0.12%
2002 41.07M −50,397 −0.12%
2001 41.12M −50,397 −0.12%
2000 41.17M −69,195 −0.17%
1999 41.24M −76,735 −0.19%
1998 41.32M −76,735 −0.19%
1997 41.39M −76,735 −0.19%
1996 41.47M −76,735 −0.18%
1995 41.55M −76,735 −0.18%
1994 41.62M −76,735 −0.18%
1993 41.7M +171,160 +0.41%
1992 41.53M +8.48M +25.65%
1991 33.05M −76,305 −0.23%
1990 33.13M — —

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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