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Forest area — BRICS

Forest area in BRICS in 2023 — 17,252,300 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 80.5%.

2023 17.25M km² +0.02% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 17.59M km²1992
Period minimum 9.53M km²1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — BRICS, 1990–20237.5M10M12.5M15M17.5M20M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 9,559,847 km²1991: 9,528,236 km²1992: 17,586,761 km²1993: 17,555,468 km²1994: 17,524,175 km²1995: 17,492,882 km²1996: 17,461,590 km²1997: 17,430,297 km²1998: 17,399,004 km²1999: 17,367,711 km²2000: 17,336,418 km²2001: 17,327,682 km²2002: 17,318,945 km²2003: 17,310,209 km²2004: 17,301,472 km²2005: 17,292,735 km²2006: 17,283,999 km²2007: 17,275,262 km²2008: 17,266,526 km²2009: 17,257,789 km²2010: 17,249,053 km²2011: 17,245,656 km²2012: 17,242,259 km²2013: 17,238,862 km²2014: 17,235,465 km²2015: 17,232,070 km²2016: 17,242,438 km²2017: 17,232,414 km²2018: 17,237,205 km²2019: 17,239,895 km²2020: 17,243,222 km²2021: 17,246,117 km²2022: 17,249,307 km²2023: 17,252,300 km²
Change over the period: +7.69M (+80.47%) Average annual rate: 1.81 %

Comparison, 2023

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

BRICS 17.25M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 17.25M +2,993 +0.02%
2022 17.25M +3,191 +0.02%
2021 17.25M +2,895 +0.02%
2020 17.24M +3,327 +0.02%
2019 17.24M +2,691 +0.02%
2018 17.24M +4,791 +0.03%
2017 17.23M −10,024 −0.06%
2016 17.24M +10,368 +0.06%
2015 17.23M −3,395 −0.02%
2014 17.24M −3,397 −0.02%
2013 17.24M −3,397 −0.02%
2012 17.24M −3,397 −0.02%
2011 17.25M −3,397 −0.02%
2010 17.25M −8,737 −0.05%
2009 17.26M −8,737 −0.05%
2008 17.27M −8,737 −0.05%
2007 17.28M −8,737 −0.05%
2006 17.28M −8,737 −0.05%
2005 17.29M −8,737 −0.05%
2004 17.3M −8,737 −0.05%
2003 17.31M −8,737 −0.05%
2002 17.32M −8,737 −0.05%
2001 17.33M −8,737 −0.05%
2000 17.34M −31,293 −0.18%
1999 17.37M −31,293 −0.18%
1998 17.4M −31,293 −0.18%
1997 17.43M −31,293 −0.18%
1996 17.46M −31,293 −0.18%
1995 17.49M −31,293 −0.18%
1994 17.52M −31,293 −0.18%
1993 17.56M −31,293 −0.18%
1992 17.59M +8.06M +84.58%
1991 9.53M −31,611 −0.33%
1990 9.56M — —

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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