This statistic shows the change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region. In this period, Sub-Saharan Africa's forest area decreased by approximately 830 thousand square kilometers.
Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region
(in 1,000 square kilometers)
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FAO, & World Bank. (March 21, 2016). Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
FAO, und World Bank. "Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. March 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
FAO, World Bank. (2016). Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
FAO, and World Bank. "Change in Forest Area Worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by Region (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
FAO & World Bank, Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 10, 2025)
Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], FAO, & World Bank, March 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed