PAINTMAPS.comForest area (sq. km) (S.America) - 2016
* Data Description : Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
* Data Source : Worldbank.org
* By changing the date from the drop-down menu, you can view statistics on maps since 2000.
* Countries with the highest value of "Forest area (sq. km)" in the S.America (2016) : Brazil(4.925.540), Peru(738.054), Colombia(584.750), Bolivia(544.750), Venezuela(465.186), Argentina(268.152), Chile(180.358), Guyana(165.160), Suriname(153.282), Paraguay(149.976).