Forests covered around 21 percent of Africa's land area in 2020, a share that has been in decrease since 1990. That year, forests made up nearly 25 percent of the continent's total land extension. Currently, Africa's forested area amounted to 637 million hectares.
Forest area as a percentage of land area in Africa from 1990 to 2020
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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 as a percentage of land area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286731/forest-area-as-a-percentage-of-land-area-in-africa/
FAO. "Forest area as a percentage of land area in Africa from 1990 to 2020." Chart. January 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286731/forest-area-as-a-percentage-of-land-area-in-africa/
FAO. (2022). Forest area as a percentage of land area in Africa from 1990 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286731/forest-area-as-a-percentage-of-land-area-in-africa/
FAO. "Forest Area as a Percentage of Land Area in Africa from 1990 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286731/forest-area-as-a-percentage-of-land-area-in-africa/
FAO, Forest area as a percentage of land area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286731/forest-area-as-a-percentage-of-land-area-in-africa/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Forest area as a percentage of land area in Africa from 1990 to 2020 [Graph], FAO, January 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286731/forest-area-as-a-percentage-of-land-area-in-africa/
