Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022. FAO, 2022 FAOSTAT Land, Inputs and Sustainability, Land Use https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, Rome, FAO; IMF staff calculations.Category: MitigationData series: Forest areaLand areaCarbon stocks in forestsShare of forest areaIndex of forest extentIndex of carbon stocks in forestsMetadata:The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories. The FAO Land Use classification is aligned with the UN System of Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA); the UN Framework for the Development of Environmental Statistics (FDES); and the World Census of Agriculture. It is furthermore consistent with the land use classes of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for country reporting to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In terms of the 2030 SDG Agenda statistical processes, FAO land use classes - Land Area and Forest Land provide inputs into the computations of SDG indicator 15.1.1.Methodology:Data on land area, forest area and carbon stocks in forests for the years 1992-2020 have been sourced from FAOSTAT. The methodology adopted by FAO for the compilation of land cover datasets can be seen at-https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL. For some of the countries that were formed during 1992-2020, the shares as in the year of formation have been used to impute the values for the previous years using the values of the originating country.The following three indicators/indices have been compiled to enable a macro-view of changes in the forests post the ratification of the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC).1. Share of forest area: The indicator can be considered as identical to global SDG indicator 15.1.1 "Forest area as a proportion of total land area".2. Index of forest extent: The index shows the magnitude of the forest area of a given year with reference to the base year 1992, that is depicted as 100. 3. Index of carbon stocks in forests: The index shows the magnitude of the carbon stocks in living biomass in forests of a given year with reference to the base year 1992, that is depicted as 100. The indices and the indicators have also been compiled and presented by region and sub-region according to the M49 and the World Economic Outlook Classifications.  The “World” estimates do not include emissions of selected small countries.Disclaimer:Users are encouraged to examine the documentation, metadata, and sources associated with the data. User feedback on the fit-for-use of this product and whether the various dimensions of the product are appropriate is welcome.