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Forest area — Latin America & Caribbean

Forest area in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 9,247,141 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 13.6%.

2023 9.25M km² −0.26% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 10.7M km²1990
Period minimum 9.25M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Latin America & Caribbean, 1990–20239M9.5M10M10.5M11M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 10,699,609 km²1991: 10,645,089 km²1992: 10,590,569 km²1993: 10,536,049 km²1994: 10,481,529 km²1995: 10,427,009 km²1996: 10,372,489 km²1997: 10,317,969 km²1998: 10,263,449 km²1999: 10,208,929 km²2000: 10,154,410 km²2001: 10,099,098 km²2002: 10,043,786 km²2003: 9,988,475 km²2004: 9,933,163 km²2005: 9,877,851 km²2006: 9,822,540 km²2007: 9,767,228 km²2008: 9,711,916 km²2009: 9,656,604 km²2010: 9,601,293 km²2011: 9,572,388 km²2012: 9,543,467 km²2013: 9,514,546 km²2014: 9,485,625 km²2015: 9,456,706 km²2016: 9,426,994 km²2017: 9,392,389 km²2018: 9,369,199 km²2019: 9,344,170 km²2020: 9,320,330 km²2021: 9,295,693 km²2022: 9,271,599 km²2023: 9,247,141 km²
Change over the period: −1.45M (−13.57%) Average annual rate: -0.44 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 9.25M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 9.25M −24,458 −0.26%
2022 9.27M −24,094 −0.26%
2021 9.3M −24,637 −0.26%
2020 9.32M −23,840 −0.26%
2019 9.34M −25,028 −0.27%
2018 9.37M −23,191 −0.25%
2017 9.39M −34,605 −0.37%
2016 9.43M −29,712 −0.31%
2015 9.46M −28,919 −0.3%
2014 9.49M −28,921 −0.3%
2013 9.51M −28,921 −0.3%
2012 9.54M −28,921 −0.3%
2011 9.57M −28,904 −0.3%
2010 9.6M −55,312 −0.57%
2009 9.66M −55,312 −0.57%
2008 9.71M −55,312 −0.57%
2007 9.77M −55,312 −0.56%
2006 9.82M −55,312 −0.56%
2005 9.88M −55,312 −0.56%
2004 9.93M −55,312 −0.55%
2003 9.99M −55,312 −0.55%
2002 10.04M −55,312 −0.55%
2001 10.1M −55,312 −0.54%
2000 10.15M −54,520 −0.53%
1999 10.21M −54,520 −0.53%
1998 10.26M −54,520 −0.53%
1997 10.32M −54,520 −0.53%
1996 10.37M −54,520 −0.52%
1995 10.43M −54,520 −0.52%
1994 10.48M −54,520 −0.52%
1993 10.54M −54,520 −0.51%
1992 10.59M −54,520 −0.51%
1991 10.65M −54,520 −0.51%
1990 10.7M — —

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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