Forest area is the land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use. Forest is determined both by the presence of trees and the absence of other predominant land uses. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 metres (m) in situ. Areas under reforestation that have not yet reached but are expected to reach a canopy cover of 10 percent and a tree height of 5 m are included, as are temporarily unstocked areas, resulting from human intervention or natural causes, which are expected to regenerate. Includes: areas with bamboo and palms provided that height and canopy cover criteria are met; forest roads, firebreaks and other small open areas; forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of specific scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest; windbreaks, shelterbelts and corridors of trees with an area of more than 0.5 ha and width of more than 20 m; plantations primarily used for forestry or protective purposes, such as: rubber-wood plantations and cork, oak stands. Excludes: tree stands in agricultural production systems, for example in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems. The term also excludes trees in urban parks and gardens.

Forest area (sq. km)

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Papua New Guinea3,63,9973,62,7803,62,2843,61,7893,61,4803,61,1713,60,8623,60,5533,60,2443,59,8993,59,5643,59,2283,58,8933,58,5583,58,2223,57,887
Solomon Islands25,44925,37625,33925,30325,29525,28825,28125,27425,26625,25925,25225,24425,23725,23025,22225,215
Timor-Leste9,6319,4919,4219,3519,3379,3239,3099,2959,2819,2679,2569,2399,2259,2119,1979,183
Haiti3,8293,8073,7953,7843,7533,7223,6913,6603,6293,5973,5663,5353,5043,4733,4423,411
Yemen5,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,4905,490
Afghanistan12,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,08412,084
Burundi2,7651,9391,9391,9392,1112,2822,4542,6252,7962,7962,7962,7962,7962,7962,7962,796
Central African Republic2,32,0302,29,0302,27,5302,26,0302,25,7302,25,4302,25,1302,24,8302,24,5302,24,2302,23,9302,23,6302,23,3302,23,0302,22,7302,22,430
Chad67,30063,53059,41555,30054,02052,74051,46050,18048,90047,69046,51045,35044,22043,13042,01340,914
Comoros461417395373369364360355351347342338334329325320
Côte d'Ivoire78,50950,94545,30039,65638,52737,39836,26935,14034,01232,88331,75430,62529,49628,36727,23826,109
Democratic Republic of the Congo15,06,29014,38,99014,05,34013,71,69013,60,67613,49,66213,38,64913,27,63513,16,62113,05,60712,94,59412,83,58012,72,56612,61,55212,50,53912,39,525
Guinea72,76069,29067,49065,69065,33064,97064,61064,25063,89063,49063,09062,69062,29061,89061,49061,090
Guinea Bissau22,33321,48921,06720,64420,56020,47520,39120,30720,22220,13820,05319,96919,88519,80019,71619,631
Liberia85,25282,22680,71379,20078,89878,59578,29377,99077,68777,38577,08276,78076,47776,17475,87275,569
Sao Tome and Principe586584582581575569562556550544538531525519513507
Sierra Leone31,26729,29428,30827,32227,12426,92726,73026,53326,33526,13825,94125,74325,54625,34925,15224,954
Somalia82,82575,15071,31367,47566,70865,94065,17364,40563,63862,87062,10361,33560,56859,80059,03358,265
South Sudan71,57071,57071,57071,57071,57071,57071,57071,57071,57071,57071,570
Togo13,61712,68512,53712,38912,35912,33012,30012,27012,24112,21112,18212,15212,12212,09312,06312,034