Editing Forest (section)

== Area ==
[[File:Forest-area-as-share-of-land-area.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|Share of land that is covered by forest|330x330px]]
The annual net loss of forest area has decreased since 1990, but the world is not on track to meet the target of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests to increase forest area by 3 percent by 2030.<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Share Of Forest Area In Total Land Area, Top Countries (2021).svg|thumb|330x330px|Share of forest area in total land area, top countries (2021)]]
While [[deforestation]] is taking place in some areas, new forests are being established through natural expansion or deliberate efforts in other areas. As a result, the net loss of forest area is less than the rate of deforestation; and it, too, is decreasing: from {{convert|7.8|e6ha|abbr=off}} per year in the 1990s to {{convert|4.7|e6ha|abbr=off}} per year during 2010–2020.<ref name=":1" /> In absolute terms, the global forest area decreased by {{convert|178 |e6ha|e6acre sqkm sqmi|abbr=off}} between 1990 and 2020, which is an area about the size of Libya.<ref name=":1" />