As of 2020, West Africa had an area of 41.8 million hectares of tree cover extent, against the 48.5 million hectares recorded 10 years earlier. This means that a total of 6.7 million hectares of tree cover was lost within the last decade. On the whole, compared to 2001, the extent of tree cover increased in the rainforest region.
Tree cover extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020
(in million hectares)
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Mongabay. (February 22, 2021). Tree cover extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209463/tree-cover-extent-west-africa/
Mongabay. "Tree cover extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares)." Chart. February 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209463/tree-cover-extent-west-africa/
Mongabay. (2021). Tree cover extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209463/tree-cover-extent-west-africa/
Mongabay. "Tree Cover Extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209463/tree-cover-extent-west-africa/
Mongabay, Tree cover extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209463/tree-cover-extent-west-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Tree cover extent in West Africa from 2001 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph], Mongabay, February 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1209463/tree-cover-extent-west-africa/
