Forest area (% of land area)
Value Range
From 0% in a few countries to about 94.6% in Suriname.
Description
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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Source: Data for this indicator are provided at http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS/
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