Forests cover over four billion hectares of the Earth's landmass, around 31 percent of total land area. As of 2021, worldwide forest area measured some 4.05 billion hectares, down from approximately 4.24 billion hectares in 1990. From 2000 to 2021, no country saw a greater percentage change in forest area than Côte d'Ivoire, which lost almost half of its forests.
Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021
(in million hectares)
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FAO. (February 29, 2024). Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/
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FAO. (2024). Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/
FAO. "Total Forest Area Worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/
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Total forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2021 (in million hectares) [Graph], FAO, February 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292175/global-forest-area/
