Environment

Total forest area

AG.LND.FRST.K2 · km²

Annual series published by the World Bank. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Countries compared

8 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 97,276 km² for Italy in 2023, over a series running from 1990 to 2023 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 3.1 m km²) to the lowest (Netherlands, 3,723.04 km²).

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Annual values by country
	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Sudan	Sierra Leone	France
2023	97,276 km²	185,850 km²	3,723.04 km²	3.1 m km²	2.26 m km²	71,570 km²	24,757 km²	175,032 km²
2022	96,738 km²	185,808 km²	3,713.69 km²	3.1 m km²	2.24 m km²	71,570 km²	24,954 km²	174,198 km²
2021	96,199 km²	185,765 km²	3,704.37 km²	3.1 m km²	2.22 m km²	71,570 km²	25,152 km²	173,364 km²
2020	95,661 km²	185,722 km²	3,695 km²	3.1 m km²	2.2 m km²	71,570 km²	25,349 km²	172,530 km²
2019	95,123 km²	185,679 km²	3,685.7 km²	3.1 m km²	2.18 m km²	71,570 km²	25,546 km²	171,696 km²
2018	94,585 km²	185,636 km²	3,676.3 km²	3.1 m km²	2.16 m km²	71,570 km²	25,743 km²	170,862 km²
2017	94,047 km²	185,593 km²	3,667 km²	3.1 m km²	2.14 m km²	71,570 km²	25,941 km²	170,028 km²
2016	93,509 km²	185,552 km²	3,657.6 km²	3.1 m km²	2.12 m km²	71,570 km²	26,138 km²	169,194 km²
2015	92,971 km²	185,512 km²	3,648.3 km²	3.1 m km²	2.1 m km²	71,570 km²	26,335 km²	168,360 km²
2014	92,433 km²	185,500 km²	3,665.6 km²	3.1 m km²	2.08 m km²	71,570 km²	26,533 km²	167,526 km²
2013	91,895 km²	185,488 km²	3,682.9 km²	3.1 m km²	2.06 m km²	71,570 km²	26,730 km²	166,692 km²
2012	91,357 km²	185,477 km²	3,700.2 km²	3.09 m km²	2.04 m km²	71,570 km²	26,927 km²	165,858 km²
2011	90,818 km²	185,465 km²	3,717.5 km²	3.09 m km²	2.03 m km²		27,124 km²	165,024 km²
2010	90,280 km²	185,453 km²	3,734.8 km²	3.09 m km²	2.01 m km²		27,322 km²	164,190 km²
2009	89,622 km²	184,002 km²	3,720.82 km²	3.08 m km²	1.98 m km²		27,519 km²	163,059 km²
2008	88,963 km²	182,551 km²	3,706.84 km²	3.08 m km²	1.96 m km²		27,716 km²	161,928 km²
2007	88,304 km²	181,099 km²	3,692.86 km²	3.07 m km²	1.94 m km²		27,913 km²	160,797 km²
2006	87,645 km²	179,648 km²	3,678.88 km²	3.07 m km²	1.91 m km²		28,111 km²	159,666 km²
2005	86,986 km²	178,196 km²	3,664.9 km²	3.06 m km²	1.89 m km²		28,308 km²	158,535 km²
2004	86,328 km²	176,745 km²	3,650.92 km²	3.06 m km²	1.86 m km²		28,505 km²	157,404 km²
2003	85,669 km²	175,294 km²	3,636.94 km²	3.05 m km²	1.84 m km²		28,702 km²	156,273 km²
2002	85,010 km²	173,842 km²	3,622.96 km²	3.05 m km²	1.82 m km²		28,900 km²	155,142 km²
2001	84,351 km²	172,391 km²	3,608.98 km²	3.04 m km²	1.79 m km²		29,097 km²	154,011 km²
2000	83,693 km²	170,939 km²	3,595 km²	3.04 m km²	1.77 m km²		29,294 km²	152,880 km²
1999	82,913 km²	167,750 km²	3,580.83 km²	3.03 m km²	1.75 m km²		29,492 km²	152,028 km²
1998	82,134 km²	164,561 km²	3,566.66 km²	3.03 m km²	1.73 m km²		29,689 km²	151,176 km²
1997	81,354 km²	161,371 km²	3,552.49 km²	3.03 m km²	1.71 m km²		29,886 km²	150,324 km²
1996	80,575 km²	158,182 km²	3,538.32 km²	3.03 m km²	1.69 m km²		30,083 km²	149,472 km²
1995	79,795 km²	154,993 km²	3,524.15 km²	3.03 m km²	1.67 m km²		30,281 km²	148,620 km²
1994	79,016 km²	151,804 km²	3,509.98 km²	3.03 m km²	1.65 m km²		30,478 km²	147,768 km²
1993	78,236 km²	148,614 km²	3,495.81 km²	3.03 m km²	1.63 m km²		30,675 km²	146,916 km²
1992	77,457 km²	145,425 km²	3,481.64 km²	3.03 m km²	1.61 m km²		30,872 km²	146,064 km²
1991	76,677 km²	142,236 km²	3,467.47 km²	3.03 m km²	1.59 m km²		31,070 km²	145,212 km²
1990	75,898 km²	139,047 km²	3,453.3 km²	3.02 m km²	1.57 m km²		31,267 km²	144,360 km²

World Bank definition

Forest area (sq. km)

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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