2023-05-04T13:11:58.897418

2025-03-24T16:34:33.023423

Raster version: 30 meters (Vector version: Scale varies by country)

158 countries

Periodic as new data becomes available

global

Richter, J., Goldman, E., Harris, N., Gibbs, D., Rose, M., Peyer, S., Richardson, S., and H. Velappan. 2024. “Spatial Database of Planted Trees (SDPT Version 2.0).” Accessed through Global Forest Watch on [Date]. www.globalforestwatch.org. 

Tree plantations

2020, 30m, near-global, GFW

Richter, J., Goldman, E., Harris, N., Gibbs, D., Rose, M., Peyer, S., Richardson, S., and H. Velappan. 2024. “Spatial Database of Planted Trees (SDPT Version 2.0).” Washington, DC: World Resources Institute.

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English

The Spatial Database of Planted Trees (SDPT) was compiled by Global Forest Watch using data obtained from national governments, non-governmental organizations and independent researchers. In version 2.0 (v2.0) data were compiled for 158 countries around the world, with most country maps originating from supervised classification or manual polygon delineation of Landsat, SPOT or RapidEye satellite imagery.  “Planted trees” in the SDPT includes planted forests, stand of planted trees - other than tree crops - grown for wood and wood fiber production or for ecosystem protection against wind and/or soil erosion. Planted forests can efficiently produce high quantities of wood products that may alleviate pressure on natural forests, create jobs that support rural development, and/or provide a range of ecosystem services, especially when established on degraded lands. The data set also includes perennial tree crops, such as rubber, oil palm, coffee, coconut, cocoa and orchards. The SDPT makes it possible to identify planted forests and tree crops apart from natural forests and enables changes in these planted areas to be monitored independently from changes in global natural forest cover.  The SDPT v2.0 contains 264 million hectares of planted forest and 65 million hectares of agricultural trees, or approximately 90% of the world’s total planted forest area in 2020 (FAO 2020). The SDPT was compiled through a procedure that included cleaning and processing each individual data set before creating a harmonized attribute table.  For more detailed information, please refer to the [Technical Note](https://www.wri.org/research/spatial-database-planted-trees-sdpt-version-2). Data is available for download in all countries except Papua New Guinea. If you are aware of any additional planted trees data, please let us know by filling out this [form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccWSCQXrbWUIKedy9vDvt5rAcugNjX2bygfmBB6upl717qYg/viewform?usp=sf\_link). 

Identifies planted forests and tree crops on a near-global scale.

This dataset is a compilation of plantation data from a variety of countries and sources. As a result, there are definitional and temporal inconsistencies within the database, as well as an absence of a uniform accuracy assessment. Please be aware that some countries do not have planted forest data available, only tree crop data, so exercise caution when interpreting plantation statistics using this dataset.

Land Cover

https://gfw2-data.s3.amazonaws.com/plantations/sdpt/sdpt_v2_v11282023_public.gdb.zip

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