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Forest area — CIS

Forest area in the CIS in 2023 — 8,351,101 km². Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 1.1%.

2023 8.35M km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 8.35M km²2023
Period minimum 8.26M km²1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · km²

Forest area — CIS, 1992–20238.25M8.28M8.3M8.33M8.35M8.38M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 8,258,557 km²1993: 8,259,881 km²1994: 8,261,205 km²1995: 8,262,529 km²1996: 8,263,854 km²1997: 8,265,178 km²1998: 8,266,502 km²1999: 8,267,826 km²2000: 8,269,150 km²2001: 8,275,810 km²2002: 8,282,470 km²2003: 8,289,129 km²2004: 8,295,789 km²2005: 8,302,448 km²2006: 8,309,108 km²2007: 8,315,767 km²2008: 8,322,427 km²2009: 8,329,087 km²2010: 8,335,746 km²2011: 8,336,375 km²2012: 8,337,005 km²2013: 8,337,634 km²2014: 8,338,263 km²2015: 8,338,892 km²2016: 8,342,359 km²2017: 8,345,104 km²2018: 8,346,096 km²2019: 8,347,097 km²2020: 8,348,099 km²2021: 8,349,100 km²2022: 8,350,101 km²2023: 8,351,101 km²
Change over the period: +92,544 (+1.12%) Average annual rate: 0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

CIS 8.35M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8.35M +999 +0.01%
2022 8.35M +1,001 +0.01%
2021 8.35M +1,001 +0.01%
2020 8.35M +1,001 +0.01%
2019 8.35M +1,001 +0.01%
2018 8.35M +991 +0.01%
2017 8.35M +2,745 +0.03%
2016 8.34M +3,467 +0.04%
2015 8.34M +629 +0.01%
2014 8.34M +629 +0.01%
2013 8.34M +629 +0.01%
2012 8.34M +629 +0.01%
2011 8.34M +629 +0.01%
2010 8.34M +6,660 +0.08%
2009 8.33M +6,660 +0.08%
2008 8.32M +6,660 +0.08%
2007 8.32M +6,660 +0.08%
2006 8.31M +6,660 +0.08%
2005 8.3M +6,660 +0.08%
2004 8.3M +6,660 +0.08%
2003 8.29M +6,660 +0.08%
2002 8.28M +6,660 +0.08%
2001 8.28M +6,660 +0.08%
2000 8.27M +1,324 +0.02%
1999 8.27M +1,324 +0.02%
1998 8.27M +1,324 +0.02%
1997 8.27M +1,324 +0.02%
1996 8.26M +1,324 +0.02%
1995 8.26M +1,324 +0.02%
1994 8.26M +1,324 +0.02%
1993 8.26M +1,324 +0.02%
1992 8.26M — —

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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