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Forest area — OECD

Forest area in the OECD in 2023 — 11,636,412 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.5%.

2023 11.64M km² +0.01% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 11.64M km²2023
Period minimum 11.35M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — OECD, 1990–202311.3M11.4M11.5M11.6M11.7M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 11,348,540 km²1991: 11,350,400 km²1992: 11,437,822 km²1993: 11,485,244 km²1994: 11,487,332 km²1995: 11,489,421 km²1996: 11,491,510 km²1997: 11,493,598 km²1998: 11,495,687 km²1999: 11,497,775 km²2000: 11,507,404 km²2001: 11,512,746 km²2002: 11,518,088 km²2003: 11,523,431 km²2004: 11,528,773 km²2005: 11,534,115 km²2006: 11,539,457 km²2007: 11,544,799 km²2008: 11,550,141 km²2009: 11,555,484 km²2010: 11,560,826 km²2011: 11,573,194 km²2012: 11,585,562 km²2013: 11,597,931 km²2014: 11,610,299 km²2015: 11,622,667 km²2016: 11,631,555 km²2017: 11,629,150 km²2018: 11,630,168 km²2019: 11,631,276 km²2020: 11,632,610 km²2021: 11,633,846 km²2022: 11,635,157 km²2023: 11,636,412 km²
Change over the period: +287,872 (+2.54%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 11.64M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 11.64M +1,255 +0.01%
2022 11.64M +1,311 +0.01%
2021 11.63M +1,236 +0.01%
2020 11.63M +1,334 +0.01%
2019 11.63M +1,109 +0.01%
2018 11.63M +1,017 +0.01%
2017 11.63M −2,405 −0.02%
2016 11.63M +8,888 +0.08%
2015 11.62M +12,368 +0.11%
2014 11.61M +12,368 +0.11%
2013 11.6M +12,368 +0.11%
2012 11.59M +12,368 +0.11%
2011 11.57M +12,368 +0.11%
2010 11.56M +5,342 +0.05%
2009 11.56M +5,342 +0.05%
2008 11.55M +5,342 +0.05%
2007 11.54M +5,342 +0.05%
2006 11.54M +5,342 +0.05%
2005 11.53M +5,342 +0.05%
2004 11.53M +5,342 +0.05%
2003 11.52M +5,342 +0.05%
2002 11.52M +5,342 +0.05%
2001 11.51M +5,342 +0.05%
2000 11.51M +9,629 +0.08%
1999 11.5M +2,089 +0.02%
1998 11.5M +2,089 +0.02%
1997 11.49M +2,089 +0.02%
1996 11.49M +2,089 +0.02%
1995 11.49M +2,089 +0.02%
1994 11.49M +2,089 +0.02%
1993 11.49M +47,421 +0.41%
1992 11.44M +87,422 +0.77%
1991 11.35M +1,861 +0.02%
1990 11.35M — —

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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