Forest area |
|
Forest area (1000 sq. km) |
|
Forest area (% of land area) |
|
1990 |
2010 |
2015 |
|
1990 |
2010 |
2015 |
World |
41283 |
40157 |
39991 |
|
32 |
31 |
31 |
Low income |
4245 |
3764 |
3738 |
|
31 |
28 |
27 |
Middle income |
26698 |
25964 |
25781 |
|
34 |
33 |
33 |
High income |
9918 |
10052 |
10109 |
|
28 |
29 |
29 |
East Asia & Pacific |
6280 |
6371 |
6413 |
|
26 |
26 |
26 |
Europe & Central Asia |
10200 |
10409 |
10434 |
|
37 |
38 |
38 |
Latin America & Caribbean |
9722 |
8902 |
8792 |
|
59 |
54 |
54 |
Middle East & North Africa |
199 |
231 |
232 |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
South Asia |
789 |
827 |
834 |
|
17 |
17 |
17 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
6990 |
6286 |
6144 |
|
29 |
27 |
26 |
Mozambique |
434 |
390 |
379 |
|
55 |
50 |
48 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
India |
639 |
698 |
707 |
|
22 |
23 |
24 |
China |
1571 |
2006 |
2083 |
|
17 |
21 |
22 |
Brazil |
5467 |
4985 |
4935 |
|
65 |
60 |
59 |
Turkey |
96 |
112 |
117 |
|
13 |
15 |
15 |
Russian Federation |
8090 |
8151 |
8149 |
|
49 |
50 |
50 |
Germany |
113 |
114 |
114 |
|
32 |
33 |
33 |
United States |
3025 |
3087 |
3101 |
|
33 |
34 |
34 |
|
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Source: World Bank Data |
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The geographical regions do not include high income countries |
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