Africa
AMU
B5
CEN-SAD
Central Africa
COMESA
EAC
Eastern Africa
ECA countries of focus
ECCAS
ECOWAS
IGAD
Island economies
Land-locked countries
Land-locked LDCs
Least developed countries
Mineral-rich countries
Non-Oil LDCs
Non-Oil Producing
North Africa
Oil LDCs
Oil producing economies
SADC
Sahel
Small Island states
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target Target 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable forest management
Series:
Above-ground biomass stock in forest (Tonnes per hectare)
Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme (hectars)
Forest area annual net change rate (%)
Proportion of forest area under a long-term management plan (%)
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%)
EXCEL
CSV
Chart
Above-ground biomass stock in forest (Tonnes per hectare)
Area grouping
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Africa
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129.946957269492
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129.968995944543
130.060550574341
129.859524187918
129.900889613616
129.94182497867
129.98026417293
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Eastern Africa
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...
...
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173.017742152731
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172.824429815715
172.846901748448
172.870774012609
172.894073597023
172.914292363113
172.935067998891
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West Africa
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102.107332401325
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101.073003995122
101.170866783391
101.358520680891
101.286009314125
101.215551901676
101.140333034076
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Central Africa
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217.492561444508
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218.203307998756
218.33795886344
218.470803908697
218.601286825287
218.727963250069
218.849936629258
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North Africa
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51.0144305566327
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50.5565908225451
50.9719422070159
50.8987613488742
50.8454190416272
50.8263422400005
50.7928460639148
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Southern Africa
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67.5056917776535
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67.6194170233414
67.6443797920426
66.8248321075777
66.850723265353
66.8643949233369
66.8841951324805
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
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...
...
...
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159.064072808837
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158.490440933988
158.433800536306
157.637027181792
157.525166983933
157.409515626701
157.292305428654
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Economic Community Of West African States
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102.107332401325
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101.073003995122
101.170866783391
101.358520680891
101.286009314125
101.215551901676
101.140333034076
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East African Community
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181.298846682645
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181.216199227626
181.277964150969
181.340917958465
181.404965614804
181.467038294316
181.530230298085
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Southern African Development Community
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121.533761106431
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121.276593797534
121.255280160926
120.775856122198
120.736018995471
120.699308128703
120.660303072273
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Arab Maghreb Union
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39.2545214254127
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38.4630275357283
39.9095749101527
39.7713800872689
39.6952218071156
39.7551633719109
39.772392296297
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Inter-Governmental Authority for Development
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97.338047693457
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97.3931803847665
97.4920857489161
97.6054304880523
97.7161462476849
97.7675395844402
97.8207606535573
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Community of Sahel-Saharan States
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103.238832837407
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102.939898864256
103.177650140642
103.374137469493
103.409427813379
103.45129892051
103.491323826507
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Economic Community of Central African States
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179.418632469274
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179.912142594014
180.015119316933
180.119070197504
180.223253394038
180.327736441234
180.432364591413
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Island economies
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162.59300127073
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162.598779189779
162.599939865576
162.599951122795
162.600887163338
162.601902123548
162.602888159572
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Land-locked countries
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101.470753999165
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101.472561190954
101.431721469319
100.232519720758
100.215995485679
100.198581612277
100.181442307034
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Least developed countries
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120.43673883433
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120.343074868762
120.327252354776
120.318620495708
120.307488245284
120.299675532862
120.289614392239
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Oil LDCs
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150.538818955894
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150.614735062899
150.62337619915
150.636504242163
150.648864428193
150.660453164829
150.671181120262
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Sahel
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132.451334789495
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132.720443384957
132.702445700835
132.735530842925
132.766911392295
132.796597790771
132.824854912447
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Small Island states
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126.319246943533
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126.187258275578
126.161145164429
126.129462370833
126.099574957202
126.072427722967
126.043178168563
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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131.167572908341
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131.242008313665
131.324175074843
131.129382084965
131.179352840002
131.230532972141
131.279961016958
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Table
2005