Forest area (% of land area) |
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1990 |
2000 |
2010 |
2015 |
World |
31.8 |
31.3 |
31.0 |
30.8 |
Low income |
31.5 |
29.8 |
28.1 |
27.4 |
Middle income |
33.2 |
32.6 |
32.3 |
32.1 |
High income |
28.4 |
28.6 |
28.7 |
28.9 |
East Asia & Pacific |
25.8 |
25.7 |
26.2 |
26.3 |
Europe & Central Asia |
38.4 |
38.5 |
38.9 |
38.9 |
Latin America & Caribbean |
52.7 |
50.3 |
48.1 |
47.5 |
Middle East & North Africa |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
South Asia |
16.5 |
16.6 |
17.3 |
17.5 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
29.5 |
28.0 |
26.6 |
25.7 |
Mozambique |
55.2 |
52.4 |
49.6 |
48.2 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
India |
21.5 |
22.0 |
23.5 |
23.8 |
China |
16.7 |
18.9 |
21.4 |
22.2 |
Brazil |
65.4 |
62.4 |
59.6 |
59.0 |
Turkey |
12.5 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
15.2 |
Russian Federation |
49.4 |
49.4 |
49.8 |
49.8 |
Germany |
32.4 |
32.5 |
32.7 |
32.8 |
United States |
33.0 |
33.1 |
33.7 |
33.9 |
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The links above will take you directly to relevant pages at www.worldbank.org |
The geographical regions do not include high income countries |
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