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Forest area — Western Africa

Forest area in Western Africa in 2023 — 827,756 km². Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 21%.

2023 827,756 km² −0.64% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1.05M km²1990
Period minimum 827,756 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Western Africa, 1990–2023800,000900,0001M1.1M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,048,261 km²1991: 1,039,417 km²1992: 1,030,573 km²1993: 1,021,729 km²1994: 1,012,885 km²1995: 1,004,041 km²1996: 995,197 km²1997: 986,353 km²1998: 977,509 km²1999: 968,665 km²2000: 959,821 km²2001: 953,562 km²2002: 947,302 km²2003: 941,043 km²2004: 934,783 km²2005: 928,524 km²2006: 922,264 km²2007: 916,005 km²2008: 909,746 km²2009: 903,486 km²2010: 897,227 km²2011: 891,733 km²2012: 886,239 km²2013: 880,745 km²2014: 875,251 km²2015: 869,757 km²2016: 864,766 km²2017: 859,776 km²2018: 854,439 km²2019: 849,103 km²2020: 843,766 km²2021: 838,429 km²2022: 833,093 km²2023: 827,756 km²
Change over the period: −220,505 (−21.04%) Average annual rate: -0.71 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Africa 827,756 km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 827,756 −5,337 −0.64%
2022 833,093 −5,337 −0.64%
2021 838,429 −5,336 −0.63%
2020 843,766 −5,337 −0.63%
2019 849,103 −5,336 −0.62%
2018 854,439 −5,337 −0.62%
2017 859,776 −4,990 −0.58%
2016 864,766 −4,991 −0.57%
2015 869,757 −5,494 −0.63%
2014 875,251 −5,494 −0.62%
2013 880,745 −5,494 −0.62%
2012 886,239 −5,494 −0.62%
2011 891,733 −5,494 −0.61%
2010 897,227 −6,259 −0.69%
2009 903,486 −6,259 −0.69%
2008 909,746 −6,259 −0.68%
2007 916,005 −6,259 −0.68%
2006 922,264 −6,259 −0.67%
2005 928,524 −6,259 −0.67%
2004 934,783 −6,259 −0.67%
2003 941,043 −6,259 −0.66%
2002 947,302 −6,259 −0.66%
2001 953,562 −6,259 −0.65%
2000 959,821 −8,844 −0.91%
1999 968,665 −8,844 −0.9%
1998 977,509 −8,844 −0.9%
1997 986,353 −8,844 −0.89%
1996 995,197 −8,844 −0.88%
1995 1M −8,844 −0.87%
1994 1.01M −8,844 −0.87%
1993 1.02M −8,844 −0.86%
1992 1.03M −8,844 −0.85%
1991 1.04M −8,844 −0.84%
1990 1.05M — —

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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