This statistic shows the change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region. In this period, Sub-Saharan Africa's forest area decreased by approximately *** thousand square kilometers.
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FAO, & World Bank. (March 21, 2016). Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/
FAO, und World Bank. "Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers)." Chart. March 21, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/
FAO, World Bank. (2016). Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/
FAO, and World Bank. "Change in Forest Area Worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by Region (in 1,000 Square Kilometers)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 21 Mar 2016, /statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/
FAO & World Bank, Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region (in 1,000 square kilometers) [Graph], FAO, & World Bank, March 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/264667/size-trends-of-forest-land-area-by-world-region/