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Forest area — Mercosur

Forest area in Mercosur in 2023 — 5,887,895 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.9%.

2023 5.89M km² −0.3% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 7.08M km²1990
Period minimum 5.89M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Mercosur, 1990–20235.5M6M6.5M7M7.5M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 7,082,506 km²1991: 7,038,184 km²1992: 6,993,862 km²1993: 6,949,540 km²1994: 6,905,218 km²1995: 6,860,896 km²1996: 6,816,574 km²1997: 6,772,252 km²1998: 6,727,930 km²1999: 6,683,608 km²2000: 6,639,286 km²2001: 6,591,540 km²2002: 6,543,794 km²2003: 6,496,047 km²2004: 6,448,301 km²2005: 6,400,554 km²2006: 6,352,808 km²2007: 6,305,061 km²2008: 6,257,315 km²2009: 6,209,569 km²2010: 6,161,822 km²2011: 6,138,314 km²2012: 6,114,805 km²2013: 6,091,297 km²2014: 6,067,788 km²2015: 6,044,282 km²2016: 6,021,228 km²2017: 5,993,915 km²2018: 5,977,452 km²2019: 5,959,054 km²2020: 5,941,596 km²2021: 5,923,507 km²2022: 5,905,840 km²2023: 5,887,895 km²
Change over the period: −1.19M (−16.87%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 5.89M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 5.89M −17,945 −0.3%
2022 5.91M −17,667 −0.3%
2021 5.92M −18,089 −0.3%
2020 5.94M −17,457 −0.29%
2019 5.96M −18,398 −0.31%
2018 5.98M −16,463 −0.27%
2017 5.99M −27,313 −0.45%
2016 6.02M −23,054 −0.38%
2015 6.04M −23,507 −0.39%
2014 6.07M −23,509 −0.39%
2013 6.09M −23,509 −0.38%
2012 6.11M −23,509 −0.38%
2011 6.14M −23,509 −0.38%
2010 6.16M −47,746 −0.77%
2009 6.21M −47,746 −0.76%
2008 6.26M −47,746 −0.76%
2007 6.31M −47,746 −0.75%
2006 6.35M −47,746 −0.75%
2005 6.4M −47,746 −0.74%
2004 6.45M −47,746 −0.74%
2003 6.5M −47,746 −0.73%
2002 6.54M −47,746 −0.72%
2001 6.59M −47,746 −0.72%
2000 6.64M −44,322 −0.66%
1999 6.68M −44,322 −0.66%
1998 6.73M −44,322 −0.65%
1997 6.77M −44,322 −0.65%
1996 6.82M −44,322 −0.65%
1995 6.86M −44,322 −0.64%
1994 6.91M −44,322 −0.64%
1993 6.95M −44,322 −0.63%
1992 6.99M −44,322 −0.63%
1991 7.04M −44,322 −0.63%
1990 7.08M — —

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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