Forest area — all countries

Forest area — Middle East & North Africa

Forest area in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 279,185 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.7%.

2023 279,185 km² −0.02% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 281,317 km²2010
Period minimum 265,724 km²2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Middle East & North Africa, 1990–2023265,000270,000275,000280,000285,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 266,663 km²1991: 266,570 km²1992: 266,476 km²1993: 266,382 km²1994: 266,288 km²1995: 266,194 km²1996: 266,100 km²1997: 266,006 km²1998: 265,912 km²1999: 265,818 km²2000: 265,724 km²2001: 267,283 km²2002: 268,843 km²2003: 270,402 km²2004: 271,961 km²2005: 273,520 km²2006: 275,080 km²2007: 276,639 km²2008: 278,198 km²2009: 279,758 km²2010: 281,317 km²2011: 281,160 km²2012: 281,004 km²2013: 280,847 km²2014: 280,690 km²2015: 280,534 km²2016: 279,877 km²2017: 279,792 km²2018: 279,530 km²2019: 279,493 km²2020: 279,396 km²2021: 279,339 km²2022: 279,251 km²2023: 279,185 km²
Change over the period: +12,521 (+4.7%) Average annual rate: 0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 279,185 km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 279,185 −67 −0.02%
2022 279,251 −88 −0.03%
2021 279,339 −57 −0.02%
2020 279,396 −97 −0.03%
2019 279,493 −37 −0.01%
2018 279,530 −262 −0.09%
2017 279,792 −84 −0.03%
2016 279,877 −657 −0.23%
2015 280,534 −157 −0.06%
2014 280,690 −157 −0.06%
2013 280,847 −157 −0.06%
2012 281,004 −157 −0.06%
2011 281,160 −157 −0.06%
2010 281,317 +1,559 +0.56%
2009 279,758 +1,559 +0.56%
2008 278,198 +1,559 +0.56%
2007 276,639 +1,559 +0.57%
2006 275,080 +1,559 +0.57%
2005 273,520 +1,559 +0.57%
2004 271,961 +1,559 +0.58%
2003 270,402 +1,559 +0.58%
2002 268,843 +1,559 +0.58%
2001 267,283 +1,559 +0.59%
2000 265,724 −94 −0.04%
1999 265,818 −94 −0.04%
1998 265,912 −94 −0.04%
1997 266,006 −94 −0.04%
1996 266,100 −94 −0.04%
1995 266,194 −94 −0.04%
1994 266,288 −94 −0.04%
1993 266,382 −94 −0.04%
1992 266,476 −94 −0.04%
1991 266,570 −94 −0.04%
1990 266,663

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.