Africa | Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source
Africa | Forest area (% of land area)
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1981
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1990 25.47534156
1991 25.33689597
1992 25.19845379
1993 25.06001161
1994 24.92156261
1995 24.78312724
1996 24.64468505
1997 24.50624287
1998 24.36780068
1999 24.2293585
2000 24.09091632
2001 23.97454987
2002 23.85818343
2003 23.74181699
2004 23.62545055
2005 23.50908411
2006 23.39298589
2007 23.27690469
2008 23.16084221
2009 23.04476918
2010 22.92868458
2011 22.81444487
2012

Africa | Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source