Africa lost 3.9 million hectares of forest annually from 2010 to 2020. According to the source, this represented the largest annual rate of net forest losses worldwide. Since 1990, the rate has increased in Africa, which indicates that forest losses (deforestation) have exceeded forest gains. From that year until 2020, the continent has seen a total decrease of over 14 percent in its forest area.
Annual forest area net change in Africa from 1990 to 2020
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According to the source, "forest area net change" corresponds to "the sum of all forest losses (deforestation) and all forest gains (forest expansion) in a given period".
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FAO. (May 7, 2020). Annual forest area net change in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286821/annual-forest-area-net-change-in-africa/
FAO. "Annual forest area net change in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares per year)." Chart. May 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286821/annual-forest-area-net-change-in-africa/
FAO. (2020). Annual forest area net change in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286821/annual-forest-area-net-change-in-africa/
FAO. "Annual Forest Area Net Change in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in Million Hectares per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286821/annual-forest-area-net-change-in-africa/
FAO, Annual forest area net change in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286821/annual-forest-area-net-change-in-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual forest area net change in Africa from 1990 to 2020 (in million hectares per year) [Graph], FAO, May 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286821/annual-forest-area-net-change-in-africa/