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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Djibouti56565656565656565656565657585960
Egypt, Arab Rep.438592624656622588553519484450450450450450450450
Libya2,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,1702,170
Tunisia6,4406,6796,7766,8746,8906,9056,9206,9366,9516,9666,9816,9977,0127,0277,0437,058
Burundi2,7651,9391,9391,9392,1112,2822,4542,6252,7962,7962,7962,7962,7962,7962,7962,796
Comoros461417395373369364360355351347342338334329325320
Congo, Dem. Rep.1,506,2901,438,9901,405,3401,371,6901,360,6761,349,6621,338,6491,327,6351,316,6211,305,6071,294,5941,283,5801,272,5661,261,5521,250,5391,239,525
Eritrea11,18511,02710,86910,83710,80510,77410,74210,71110,67910,64710,61610,58410,55310,52110,489
Ethiopia185,285181,635177,985177,255176,525175,795175,065174,335173,605172,875172,145171,415170,685169,955169,225
Kenya38,58539,61237,88836,16335,97635,78835,60035,41235,22435,52035,81536,11136,11136,11136,11136,111
Madagascar136,935130,307127,963125,620125,488125,355125,223125,091124,959124,827124,695124,562124,430124,298124,166124,034
Malawi35,01730,81728,71726,61726,19725,77725,35724,93724,51724,09723,67723,25722,83722,41721,99721,577
Mauritius411419402384384384383383383383387387387388388389
Rwanda3,1702,8702,7602,6502,6602,6702,6802,6902,7002,7202,7302,7402,7502,7602,7702,780
Seychelles337337337337337337337337337337337337337337337337
Somalia82,82575,15071,31367,47566,70865,94065,17364,40563,63862,87062,10361,33560,56859,80059,03358,265
Sudan197,327195,584193,842192,099190,482188,760187,039185,317183,596181,874180,152
Eswatini4,6114,7334,7944,8544,8664,8794,8914,9034,9154,9274,9394,9514,9644,9764,9885,000
Uganda35,75531,63029,56727,50427,09226,67926,26725,85425,44225,02924,61724,20423,79223,37922,96622,554
Zambia474,120470,540468,750466,960465,078463,196461,315459,433457,551455,668453,787451,905450,022448,140446,258444,376
Zimbabwe188,267183,660181,356179,053178,592178,131177,671177,210176,749176,289175,828175,367174,907174,446173,985173,524