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Forest area — G20

Forest area in the G20 in 2023 — 26,950,191 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 40%.

2023 26.95M km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 27.27M km²1992
Period minimum 19.22M km²1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — G20, 1990–202317.5M20M22.5M25M27.5M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 19,254,297 km²1991: 19,218,959 km²1992: 27,273,758 km²1993: 27,238,739 km²1994: 27,203,721 km²1995: 27,168,702 km²1996: 27,133,683 km²1997: 27,098,664 km²1998: 27,063,645 km²1999: 27,028,626 km²2000: 26,993,608 km²2001: 26,984,217 km²2002: 26,974,826 km²2003: 26,965,434 km²2004: 26,956,043 km²2005: 26,946,652 km²2006: 26,937,261 km²2007: 26,927,870 km²2008: 26,918,479 km²2009: 26,909,088 km²2010: 26,899,697 km²2011: 26,904,810 km²2012: 26,909,922 km²2013: 26,915,035 km²2014: 26,920,147 km²2015: 26,925,262 km²2016: 26,943,665 km²2017: 26,930,109 km²2018: 26,934,814 km²2019: 26,937,517 km²2020: 26,940,936 km²2021: 26,943,869 km²2022: 26,947,145 km²2023: 26,950,191 km²
Change over the period: +7.7M (+39.97%) Average annual rate: 1.02 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 26.95M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 26.95M +3,046 +0.01%
2022 26.95M +3,275 +0.01%
2021 26.94M +2,934 +0.01%
2020 26.94M +3,419 +0.01%
2019 26.94M +2,703 +0.01%
2018 26.93M +4,705 +0.02%
2017 26.93M −13,556 −0.05%
2016 26.94M +18,403 +0.07%
2015 26.93M +5,115 +0.02%
2014 26.92M +5,113 +0.02%
2013 26.92M +5,113 +0.02%
2012 26.91M +5,113 +0.02%
2011 26.9M +5,113 +0.02%
2010 26.9M −9,391 −0.03%
2009 26.91M −9,391 −0.03%
2008 26.92M −9,391 −0.03%
2007 26.93M −9,391 −0.03%
2006 26.94M −9,391 −0.03%
2005 26.95M −9,391 −0.03%
2004 26.96M −9,391 −0.03%
2003 26.97M −9,391 −0.03%
2002 26.97M −9,391 −0.03%
2001 26.98M −9,391 −0.03%
2000 26.99M −35,019 −0.13%
1999 27.03M −35,019 −0.13%
1998 27.06M −35,019 −0.13%
1997 27.1M −35,019 −0.13%
1996 27.13M −35,019 −0.13%
1995 27.17M −35,019 −0.13%
1994 27.2M −35,019 −0.13%
1993 27.24M −35,019 −0.13%
1992 27.27M +8.05M +41.91%
1991 19.22M −35,337 −0.18%
1990 19.25M — —

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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