Africa | Forest area (sq. km)

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 (sq. km)
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1990 7484248
1991 7443574.9
1992 7402902.8
1993 7362230.7
1994 7321556.6
1995 7280886.5
1996 7240214.4
1997 7199542.3
1998 7158870.2
1999 7118198.1
2000 7077526
2001 7043339.4
2002 7009152.8
2003 6974966.2
2004 6940779.6
2005 6906593
2006 6872485.2
2007 6838382.4
2008 6804285.1
2009 6770184.7
2010 6736080.9
2011 6702519.1
2012

Africa | Forest area (sq. km)

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