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Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita, 2015

Annual change in forest area is measured as the five-year average. A positive change in forest area represents reforestation, and negative change represents net
deforestation.
GDP per capita is measured in constant international-dollars which adjusts for inflation and cross-country price differences.

GDP per capita$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000Annualforestchange(5-yearaverage)AlgeriaAlgeriaArgentinaArgentinaArubaArubaAustriaAustriaBahrainBahrainBangladeshBangladeshBelarusBelarusCayman IslandsCayman IslandsEstoniaEstoniaNew ZealandNew ZealandNorwayNorwaySingaporeSingaporeAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaNo data
OurWorldInData.org/forests •

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank

Note: The UN FAO publish forest data as the annual average on 10- or 5-year timescales. The following year allocation applies: "1990" is the annual average from 1990 to 2000; "2000" for 2000 to 2010;
"2010" for 2010 to 2015; and "2015" for 2015 to 2020.

1990
2015

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