Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Advanced economies

Advanced economies: Forest area, 1000 Hectares was 962,675 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
962,675
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 9 groups
All-time high
962,675
in 2023
All-time low
945,841
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Advanced economies, 1992–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1992200720231992: 945.8k1993: 950.6k1994: 950.9k1995: 951.1k1996: 951.4k1997: 951.6k1998: 951.9k1999: 952.2k2000: 953.2k2001: 953.7k2002: 954.3k2003: 954.8k2004: 955.4k2005: 955.9k2006: 953.1k2007: 953.6k2008: 954.2k2009: 954.7k2010: 955.2k2011: 956.3k2012: 957.5k2013: 958.7k2014: 959.8k2015: 961.0k2016: 962.0k2017: 961.8k2018: 962.0k2019: 962.1k2020: 962.2k2021: 962.4k2022: 962.5k2023: 962.7k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Advanced economies recorded 962,675 for forest area, 1000 hectares in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares in Advanced economies peaked at 962,675 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 945,841, in 1992.

Forest area, 1000 Hectares in Advanced economies, year by year

Annual values for Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) in Advanced economies, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 945,841 —
1993 950,629 +0.5%
1994 950,884 +0.0%
1995 951,138 +0.0%
1996 951,393 +0.0%
1997 951,648 +0.0%
1998 951,903 +0.0%
1999 952,158 +0.0%
2000 953,167 +0.1%
2001 953,722 +0.1%
2002 954,277 +0.1%
2003 954,832 +0.1%
2004 955,388 +0.1%
2005 955,943 +0.1%
2006 953,140 -0.3%
2007 953,649 +0.1%
2008 954,159 +0.1%
2009 954,669 +0.1%
2010 955,179 +0.1%
2011 956,338 +0.1%
2012 957,498 +0.1%
2013 958,658 +0.1%
2014 959,818 +0.1%
2015 960,978 +0.1%
2016 962,014 +0.1%
2017 961,845 -0.0%
2018 961,964 +0.0%
2019 962,092 +0.0%
2020 962,243 +0.0%
2021 962,384 +0.0%
2022 962,531 +0.0%
2023 962,675 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 950,699 945,841 952,158 8
2000s 954,295 953,140 955,943 10
2010s 959,638 955,179 962,092 10
2020s 962,458 962,243 962,675 4

Countries ranked near Advanced economies

  1. 4 United States 309,795 compare
  2. 5 China 225,617 compare
  3. 6 Australia 134,005 compare
  4. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 122,851 compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 90,317 compare
  6. 9 India 72,959 compare
  7. 10 Peru 71,812 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area, 1000 hectares in Advanced economies?
Forest area, 1000 hectares in Advanced economies was 962,675 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Advanced economies?
The highest recorded value was 962,675 in 2023.
What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares recorded in Advanced economies?
The lowest recorded value was 945,841 in 1992.
How does Advanced economies rank for forest area, 1000 hectares?
Advanced economies ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest area, 1000 hectares rising or falling in Advanced economies?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Advanced economies data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 7,520 data points, 1992–2023
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