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Forest area (sq. km)

Forest area (sq. km) indicator published by the World Bank, sourced from FAO, covering annual forest area for all countries and economies.

AccessFree to access
LicenceCC BY-4.0
Producer联合国粮食及农业组织(FAO)

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Key facts

InstitutionPublished by World Bank; original data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
CoverageAll countries and economies
Time spanSee official page
ScaleSee official page

Contents & fields

This dataset contains annual forest area (sq. km) for all countries and economies. No field-level description is provided on the source page.

Research uses

Suitable for cross-country comparisons and time series analysis in environmental economics, climate change, land use change, and sustainable development.

Information comes from the source page. Please check that page for current details and terms.

Keywords

forest areaWorld BankFAOenvironmental indicatorpanel dataCC BY-4.0

Access and licence

Licence: CC BY-4.0 · Source page
Commercial use: allowed under the license terms · Redistribution: subject to conditions · Attribution: required
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Why this is hard to get on your own

When obtaining cross-country forest area panel data, one often needs to handle differences in indicator definitions and missing values across sources.

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