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.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 80.4 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 79.3 | 79.2 | 79.1 | 79.0 |
| Solomon Islands | 90.9 | 90.7 | 90.5 | 90.4 | 90.4 | 90.3 | 90.3 | 90.3 | 90.3 | 90.2 | 90.2 | 90.2 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 90.1 |
| Timor-Leste | 64.8 | 63.8 | 63.4 | 62.9 | 62.8 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.5 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.1 | 62.0 | 61.9 | 61.8 | 61.8 |
| Haiti | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
| Yemen | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Afghanistan | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Burundi | 10.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Central African Republic | 37.2 | 36.8 | 36.5 | 36.3 | 36.2 | 36.2 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 35.7 |
| Chad | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Comoros | 24.8 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.2 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 24.7 | 16.0 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.4 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 59.0 | 58.6 | 58.1 | 57.6 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 56.1 | 55.6 | 55.2 | 54.7 |
| Guinea | 29.6 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.9 |
| Guinea Bissau | 79.4 | 76.4 | 74.9 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 72.8 | 72.5 | 72.2 | 71.9 | 71.6 | 71.3 | 71.0 | 70.7 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 69.8 |
| Liberia | 88.5 | 85.4 | 83.8 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.0 | 80.7 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 78.5 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 61.1 | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.5 | 59.9 | 59.2 | 58.6 | 57.9 | 57.3 | 56.6 | 56.0 | 55.4 | 54.7 | 54.1 | 53.4 | 52.8 |
| Sierra Leone | 43.3 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 37.9 | 37.6 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 36.8 | 36.5 | 36.2 | 35.9 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 34.8 | 34.6 |
| Somalia | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Togo | 25.0 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.1 |
| South Sudan | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 |