Forests cover over four billion hectares of the Earth's landmass, around 31 percent of total land area. As of 2021, worldwide forest area measured some 4.05 billion hectares, down from approximately 4.24 billion hectares in 1990. From 2000 to 2021, no country saw a greater percentage change in forest area than Côte d'Ivoire, which lost almost half of its forests.
Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021
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Characteristic
Forest size in million hectares
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FAO. (February 29, 2024). Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/?utm_campaign=ReFi%20T%C3%BCrkiye&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
FAO. "Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares)." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/?utm_campaign=ReFi%20T%C3%BCrkiye&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
FAO. (2024). Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/?utm_campaign=ReFi%20T%C3%BCrkiye&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
FAO. "Total Forest Area Worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/?utm_campaign=ReFi%20T%C3%BCrkiye&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
FAO, Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/?utm_campaign=ReFi%20T%C3%BCrkiye&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter (last visited September 01, 2024)
Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares) [Graph], FAO, February 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/?utm_campaign=ReFi%20T%C3%BCrkiye&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter