What is forest area in Arab World?

Forest area in Arab World was 361,001 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Arab World?

The highest recorded value was 387,314 sq. km in 2012.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Arab World?

The lowest recorded value was 190,670 sq. km in 2011.

Is forest area rising or falling in Arab World?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Arab World data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Arab World

Name: Forest area in Arab World
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Arab World: Forest area was 361,001 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

361,001 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.6%

All-time high

387,314 sq. km

in 2012

All-time low

190,670 sq. km

in 2011

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Arab World, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 361,001 sq. km for forest area in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Arab World peaked at 387,314 sq. km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 190,670 sq. km, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	197,454 sq. km	194,235 sq. km	200,673 sq. km	10
2000s	192,545 sq. km	191,569 sq. km	193,520 sq. km	10
2010s	341,259 sq. km	190,670 sq. km	387,314 sq. km	10
2020s	364,489 sq. km	361,001 sq. km	367,985 sq. km	4

More agriculture & rural data for Arab World

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
Rural population 40.0% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 21.02 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 984.98 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 20.70 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Arab World?: Forest area in Arab World was 361,001 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Arab World?: The highest recorded value was 387,314 sq. km in 2012.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Arab World?: The lowest recorded value was 190,670 sq. km in 2011.
Is forest area rising or falling in Arab World?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.