Africa's forested area shrank to 637 million hectares in 2020. The continent lost around 39 million hectares of forest area in comparison to 2010, a deforestation tendency continuously observed in the last decades. For instance, Africa has lost around 14 percent of its forests since 1990.
Forest area in Africa from 1990 to 2020
(in million hectares)
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According to the source, forest area is defined as "land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use".
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FAO. (January 26, 2022). Forest area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286714/forest-area-in-africa/
FAO. "Forest area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares)." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286714/forest-area-in-africa/
FAO. (2022). Forest area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286714/forest-area-in-africa/
FAO. "Forest Area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286714/forest-area-in-africa/
FAO, Forest area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286714/forest-area-in-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Forest area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares) [Graph], FAO, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286714/forest-area-in-africa/
