Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in World
World: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 5.03 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in World, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in World stood at 5.03 million 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in World peaked at 5.07 million 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places World 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.01 million 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5.06 million 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.01 million 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.00 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.01 million 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.02 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.03 million 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.02 million 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.02 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.03 million 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.05 million 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.06 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.06 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.07 million 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.07 million 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.05 million 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.05 million 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.04 million 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.04 million 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.05 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.03 million 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.01 million 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.02 million 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.03 million 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.02 million 1000 ha | 5.00 million 1000 ha | 5.06 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.05 million 1000 ha | 5.03 million 1000 ha | 5.07 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 million 1000 ha | 5.01 million 1000 ha | 5.05 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Russian Federation 922,274 1000 ha compare
- 2 Brazil 597,725 1000 ha compare
- 3 Canada 501,610 1000 ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 220,821 1000 ha compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 70,293 1000 ha compare
- 4 China 270,880 1000 ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in World?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in World was 5.03 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 million 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does World rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- World ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.