Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | Forest area (% of land area)
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1990 31.36742605
1991 31.19482838
1992 31.02223495
1993 30.84964151
1994 30.67703961
1995 30.50445464
1996 30.33186121
1997 30.15926777
1998 29.98667433
1999 29.8140809
2000 29.64148746
2001 29.49574987
2002 29.35001229
2003 29.2042747
2004 29.05853711
2005 28.91279952
2006 28.76760731
2007 28.62243626
2008 28.47728851
2009 28.33212763
2010 28.18695235
2011 28.04407204
2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Records
53
Source