Forest 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
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 213
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
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Food and Agriculture Organization
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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World Bank
World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2023 | 12,084 | sq km |
| Albania | 2023 | 7889 | sq km |
| Algeria | 2023 | 19,776 | sq km |
| American Samoa | 2023 | 170.40 | sq km |
| Andorra | 2023 | 160 | sq km |
| Angola | 2023 | 649,422 | sq km |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2023 | 79.26 | sq km |
| Argentina | 2023 | 282,462 | sq km |
| Armenia | 2023 | 3276.30 | sq km |
| Aruba | 2023 | 4.20 | sq km |
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