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Forest area — Eastern Africa

Forest area in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 1,937,222 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.4%.

2023 1.94M km² −0.61% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 2.18M km²1993
Period minimum 1.94M km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Eastern Africa, 1990–20231.9M2M2.1M2.2M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 2,006,383 km²1991: 1,997,378 km²1992: 1,988,373 km²1993: 2,181,169 km²1994: 2,171,402 km²1995: 2,161,636 km²1996: 2,151,869 km²1997: 2,142,103 km²1998: 2,132,336 km²1999: 2,122,570 km²2000: 2,112,803 km²2001: 2,102,843 km²2002: 2,092,884 km²2003: 2,082,924 km²2004: 2,072,965 km²2005: 2,063,005 km²2006: 2,053,045 km²2007: 2,043,086 km²2008: 2,033,126 km²2009: 2,023,166 km²2010: 2,013,207 km²2011: 2,002,575 km²2012: 2,063,513 km²2013: 2,052,882 km²2014: 2,042,250 km²2015: 2,031,619 km²2016: 2,019,285 km²2017: 2,007,847 km²2018: 1,996,798 km²2019: 1,984,698 km²2020: 1,972,955 km²2021: 1,960,973 km²2022: 1,949,151 km²2023: 1,937,222 km²
Change over the period: −69,161 (−3.45%) Average annual rate: -0.11 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 1.94M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.94M −11,929 −0.61%
2022 1.95M −11,823 −0.6%
2021 1.96M −11,981 −0.61%
2020 1.97M −11,743 −0.59%
2019 1.98M −12,101 −0.61%
2018 2M −11,049 −0.55%
2017 2.01M −11,438 −0.57%
2016 2.02M −12,333 −0.61%
2015 2.03M −10,632 −0.52%
2014 2.04M −10,632 −0.52%
2013 2.05M −10,632 −0.52%
2012 2.06M +60,938 +3.04%
2011 2M −10,632 −0.53%
2010 2.01M −9,960 −0.49%
2009 2.02M −9,960 −0.49%
2008 2.03M −9,960 −0.49%
2007 2.04M −9,960 −0.49%
2006 2.05M −9,960 −0.48%
2005 2.06M −9,960 −0.48%
2004 2.07M −9,960 −0.48%
2003 2.08M −9,960 −0.48%
2002 2.09M −9,960 −0.47%
2001 2.1M −9,960 −0.47%
2000 2.11M −9,767 −0.46%
1999 2.12M −9,767 −0.46%
1998 2.13M −9,767 −0.46%
1997 2.14M −9,767 −0.45%
1996 2.15M −9,767 −0.45%
1995 2.16M −9,767 −0.45%
1994 2.17M −9,767 −0.45%
1993 2.18M +192,796 +9.7%
1992 1.99M −9,005 −0.45%
1991 2M −9,005 −0.45%
1990 2.01M — —

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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