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Forest area — High-income countries

Forest area in high-income countries in 2023 — 18,671,644 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 84.7%.

2023 18.67M km² +0.02% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 18.67M km²2023
Period minimum 10.11M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — High-income countries, 1990–202310M12.5M15M17.5M20M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 10,110,422 km²1991: 10,117,270 km²1992: 18,318,049 km²1993: 18,370,475 km²1994: 18,377,569 km²1995: 18,384,662 km²1996: 18,391,756 km²1997: 18,398,849 km²1998: 18,405,943 km²1999: 18,413,036 km²2000: 18,427,670 km²2001: 18,441,734 km²2002: 18,455,797 km²2003: 18,469,861 km²2004: 18,483,925 km²2005: 18,497,989 km²2006: 18,512,053 km²2007: 18,526,117 km²2008: 18,540,181 km²2009: 18,554,245 km²2010: 18,568,308 km²2011: 18,582,516 km²2012: 18,596,707 km²2013: 18,610,898 km²2014: 18,625,089 km²2015: 18,639,280 km²2016: 18,653,280 km²2017: 18,654,951 km²2018: 18,657,540 km²2019: 18,660,223 km²2020: 18,663,133 km²2021: 18,665,944 km²2022: 18,668,811 km²2023: 18,671,644 km²
Change over the period: +8.56M (+84.68%) Average annual rate: 1.88 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 18.67M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 18.67M +2,833 +0.02%
2022 18.67M +2,867 +0.02%
2021 18.67M +2,811 +0.02%
2020 18.66M +2,910 +0.02%
2019 18.66M +2,683 +0.01%
2018 18.66M +2,589 +0.01%
2017 18.65M +1,671 +0.01%
2016 18.65M +14,000 +0.08%
2015 18.64M +14,191 +0.08%
2014 18.63M +14,191 +0.08%
2013 18.61M +14,191 +0.08%
2012 18.6M +14,191 +0.08%
2011 18.58M +14,208 +0.08%
2010 18.57M +14,064 +0.08%
2009 18.55M +14,064 +0.08%
2008 18.54M +14,064 +0.08%
2007 18.53M +14,064 +0.08%
2006 18.51M +14,064 +0.08%
2005 18.5M +14,064 +0.08%
2004 18.48M +14,064 +0.08%
2003 18.47M +14,064 +0.08%
2002 18.46M +14,064 +0.08%
2001 18.44M +14,064 +0.08%
2000 18.43M +14,633 +0.08%
1999 18.41M +7,093 +0.04%
1998 18.41M +7,093 +0.04%
1997 18.4M +7,093 +0.04%
1996 18.39M +7,093 +0.04%
1995 18.38M +7,093 +0.04%
1994 18.38M +7,093 +0.04%
1993 18.37M +52,426 +0.29%
1992 18.32M +8.2M +81.06%
1991 10.12M +6,848 +0.07%
1990 10.11M — —

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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