West Africa had its primary forest area reaching 10.2 million hectares in 2020, against the 10.9 million hectares recorded 10 years earlier. This means that a total of seven thousand hectares of primary forest was lost within the last decade. Overall, compared to 2001, the extent of primary forest increased in the rainforest region.
Primary forest extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020
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The source mentions that West Africa, as used here, includes parts of Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
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Mongabay. (February 22, 2021). Primary forest extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209489/primary-forest-area-in-west-africa/
Mongabay. "Primary forest extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares)." Chart. February 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209489/primary-forest-area-in-west-africa/
Mongabay. (2021). Primary forest extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209489/primary-forest-area-in-west-africa/
Mongabay. "Primary Forest Extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209489/primary-forest-area-in-west-africa/
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Primary forest extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph], Mongabay, February 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209489/primary-forest-area-in-west-africa/