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Forest area — G7

Forest area in the G7 in 2023 — 7,234,123 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.6%.

2023 7.23M km² +0.02% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 7.23M km²2023
Period minimum 7.12M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — G7, 1990–20237.1M7.15M7.2M7.25M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 7,117,767 km²1991: 7,120,169 km²1992: 7,122,572 km²1993: 7,124,974 km²1994: 7,127,377 km²1995: 7,129,780 km²1996: 7,132,182 km²1997: 7,134,585 km²1998: 7,136,987 km²1999: 7,139,390 km²2000: 7,141,792 km²2001: 7,148,536 km²2002: 7,155,280 km²2003: 7,162,024 km²2004: 7,168,768 km²2005: 7,175,512 km²2006: 7,182,256 km²2007: 7,189,000 km²2008: 7,195,744 km²2009: 7,202,488 km²2010: 7,209,233 km²2011: 7,213,110 km²2012: 7,216,987 km²2013: 7,220,864 km²2014: 7,224,741 km²2015: 7,228,618 km²2016: 7,229,593 km²2017: 7,227,596 km²2018: 7,228,688 km²2019: 7,229,780 km²2020: 7,230,862 km²2021: 7,231,951 km²2022: 7,233,036 km²2023: 7,234,123 km²
Change over the period: +116,356 (+1.63%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 7.23M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 7.23M +1,087 +0.02%
2022 7.23M +1,085 +0.01%
2021 7.23M +1,089 +0.02%
2020 7.23M +1,082 +0.01%
2019 7.23M +1,092 +0.02%
2018 7.23M +1,092 +0.02%
2017 7.23M −1,998 −0.03%
2016 7.23M +975 +0.01%
2015 7.23M +3,877 +0.05%
2014 7.22M +3,877 +0.05%
2013 7.22M +3,877 +0.05%
2012 7.22M +3,877 +0.05%
2011 7.21M +3,877 +0.05%
2010 7.21M +6,744 +0.09%
2009 7.2M +6,744 +0.09%
2008 7.2M +6,744 +0.09%
2007 7.19M +6,744 +0.09%
2006 7.18M +6,744 +0.09%
2005 7.18M +6,744 +0.09%
2004 7.17M +6,744 +0.09%
2003 7.16M +6,744 +0.09%
2002 7.16M +6,744 +0.09%
2001 7.15M +6,744 +0.09%
2000 7.14M +2,403 +0.03%
1999 7.14M +2,403 +0.03%
1998 7.14M +2,403 +0.03%
1997 7.13M +2,403 +0.03%
1996 7.13M +2,403 +0.03%
1995 7.13M +2,403 +0.03%
1994 7.13M +2,403 +0.03%
1993 7.12M +2,403 +0.03%
1992 7.12M +2,403 +0.03%
1991 7.12M +2,403 +0.03%
1990 7.12M — —

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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