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Forest area — NATO

Forest area in NATO in 2023 — 8,522,909 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5%.

2023 8.52M km² +0.04% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 8.52M km²2023
Period minimum 8.11M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — NATO, 1990–20238M8.2M8.4M8.6M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 8,113,592 km²1991: 8,120,833 km²1992: 8,241,416 km²1993: 8,294,297 km²1994: 8,301,846 km²1995: 8,309,395 km²1996: 8,316,944 km²1997: 8,324,492 km²1998: 8,332,041 km²1999: 8,339,590 km²2000: 8,354,679 km²2001: 8,365,141 km²2002: 8,375,603 km²2003: 8,386,065 km²2004: 8,396,527 km²2005: 8,406,990 km²2006: 8,424,918 km²2007: 8,435,581 km²2008: 8,446,244 km²2009: 8,456,907 km²2010: 8,467,570 km²2011: 8,474,543 km²2012: 8,481,517 km²2013: 8,488,490 km²2014: 8,495,464 km²2015: 8,502,437 km²2016: 8,504,251 km²2017: 8,504,268 km²2018: 8,507,384 km²2019: 8,510,499 km²2020: 8,513,594 km²2021: 8,516,703 km²2022: 8,519,803 km²2023: 8,522,909 km²
Change over the period: +409,316 (+5.04%) Average annual rate: 0.15 %

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 8.52M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 8.52M +3,106 +0.04%
2022 8.52M +3,100 +0.04%
2021 8.52M +3,109 +0.04%
2020 8.51M +3,095 +0.04%
2019 8.51M +3,115 +0.04%
2018 8.51M +3,116 +0.04%
2017 8.5M +17 +0%
2016 8.5M +1,813 +0.02%
2015 8.5M +6,973 +0.08%
2014 8.5M +6,973 +0.08%
2013 8.49M +6,973 +0.08%
2012 8.48M +6,973 +0.08%
2011 8.47M +6,973 +0.08%
2010 8.47M +10,663 +0.13%
2009 8.46M +10,663 +0.13%
2008 8.45M +10,663 +0.13%
2007 8.44M +10,663 +0.13%
2006 8.42M +17,928 +0.21%
2005 8.41M +10,462 +0.12%
2004 8.4M +10,462 +0.12%
2003 8.39M +10,462 +0.12%
2002 8.38M +10,462 +0.13%
2001 8.37M +10,462 +0.13%
2000 8.35M +15,089 +0.18%
1999 8.34M +7,549 +0.09%
1998 8.33M +7,549 +0.09%
1997 8.32M +7,549 +0.09%
1996 8.32M +7,549 +0.09%
1995 8.31M +7,549 +0.09%
1994 8.3M +7,549 +0.09%
1993 8.29M +52,881 +0.64%
1992 8.24M +120,583 +1.48%
1991 8.12M +7,241 +0.09%
1990 8.11M — —

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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